Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
"spouse"
in relation to any person, means the partner of such person—
| (a) | in a marriage or customary union recognised in terms of the laws of the Republic; |
| (b) | in a union recognised as a marriage in accordance with the tenets of any religion; or |
| (c) | in a same-sex or heterosexual union which the Commissioner is satisfied is intended to be permanent: |
Provided that a marriage or union contemplated in paragraph (b) or (c) shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be deemed to be a marriage or union without community of property.
[Definition inserted by section 1(d) of Act No. 5 of 2001]
