Civil Union Act, 2006 (Act No. 17 of 2006)13. Legal consequences of civil union |
| 1) | The legal consequences of a marriage contemplated in the Marriage Act apply, with such changes as may be required by the context, to a civil union. |
| 2) | With the exception of the Marriage Act and the Customary Marriages Act, any reference to- |
| a) | marriage in any other law, including the common law, includes, with such changes as may be required by the context, a civil union; and |
| b) | husband, wife or spouse in any other law, including the common law, includes a civil union partner. |