Civil Union Act, 2006

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:South_African
gptkbp:amendedBy not amended
gptkbp:appliesTo same-sex couples
opposite-sex couples
gptkbp:category LGBT rights in South Africa
2006 in South African law
South African family law
gptkbp:citation Act No. 17 of 2006
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2006-11-30
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_South_Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Civil Union Act, 2006
gptkbp:language gptkb:Afrikaans
English
gptkbp:precededBy Constitutional Court ruling in Minister of Home Affairs v Fourie
gptkbp:providesFor civil marriage
civil partnership
gptkbp:purpose legalize same-sex marriage
legalize civil unions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Marriage_Act,_1961
gptkb:Recognition_of_Customary_Marriages_Act,_1998
gptkbp:repealedBy not repealed
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Kgalema_Motlanthe
gptkbp:startDate 2006-12-01
gptkbp:status in force
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Minister_of_Home_Affairs_v_Fourie
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6