Civil Union Act, 2006 (Act No. 17 of 2006)

13. Legal consequences of civil union

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1)	The legal consequences of a marriage contemplated in the Marriage Act apply, with such changes as may be required by the context, to a civil union.

2)	With the exception of the Marriage Act and the Customary Marriages Act, any reference to-

a)	marriage in any other law, including the common law, includes, with such changes as may be required by the context, a civil union; and

b)	husband, wife or spouse in any other law, including the common law, includes a civil union partner.