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  Equality Bill - Report (Continued)
  
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  This amendment was designed to allow religious premises to be used for the celebration of civil partnerships. It was a permissive amendment, allowing but not mandating religious groups to use their premises for this.
  
  <p>Amendment 53</p>
  
  <p>Moved by Lord Alli</p>
  
  <p>53: Before Clause 201, insert the following new Clause:</p>
  
  <p><b>Civil partnerships</b></p>
  
  <p><i>Civil partnerships on religious premises</i></p>
  
  <p>(1) The Civil Partnership Act 2004 is amended as follows.</p>
  
  <p>(2) Omit section 6(1)(b) and (2).</p>
  
  <p>(3) In section 6A, after subsection (2), insert:</p>
  
  <blockquote>"( ) Regulations under this section may provide that premises approved for the registration of civil partnerships may differ from those premises approved for the registration of civil marriages."</blockquote>
  
  <p>(4) In section 6A, after subsection (3), insert:</p>
  
  <blockquote>"( ) For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Act places an obligation on religious organisations to host civil partnerships if they do not wish to do so.""</blockquote>
  
  <p><b>The vote was declared by all three main parties' spokespeople as a free vote.</b></p>
  
  
  
  
  
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