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Section 8 — Equality Act 2010: Marriage and civil partnership
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Marriage and civil partnership 8 1 A person has the protected characteristic of marriage and civil partnership if the person is married or is a civil partner.
2 In relation to the protected characteristic of marriage and civil partnership—
a a reference to a person who has a particular protected characteristic is a reference to a person who is married or is a civil partner;
b a reference to persons who share a protected characteristic is a reference to persons who are married or are civil partners.
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