Civil Union Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:allows civil marriage
civil partnership
gptkbp:appliesTo South African citizens and residents
gptkbp:beganIn 2006-12-01
gptkbp:citation Act No. 17 of 2006
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:date 2006-11-14
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_South_Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Civil Union Act
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Minister_of_Home_Affairs
gptkbp:language gptkb:Afrikaans
English
other official South African languages
gptkbp:prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation in civil unions
gptkbp:providesFor same-sex marriage
civil unions
gptkbp:purpose legalize civil unions for same-sex and opposite-sex couples
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Constitution_of_South_Africa
gptkb:Marriage_Act,_1961
gptkbp:repealedBy no
gptkbp:status in force
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_Jersey_Civil_Union_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7