Civil Union Act, 2006 | |
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Parliament of South Africa | |
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Citation | Act No. 17 of 2006 |
Passed by | National Assembly |
Passed | 14 November 2006 |
Passed by | National Council of Provinces |
Passed | 28 November 2006 |
Assented to | 29 November 2006 |
Commenced | 30 November 2006 |
Legislative history | |
First chamber: National Assembly | |
Bill title | Civil Union Bill |
Bill citation | B 26—2006 |
Introduced by | Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Minister of Home Affairs |
Introduced | 31 August 2006 |
First reading | 12 September 2006 |
Second reading | 14 November 2006 |
Amended by | |
Civil Union Amendment Act, 2020 | |
Related legislation | |
Marriage Act, 1961 | |
Status: In force |
The Civil Union Act, 2006 (Act No. 17 of 2006) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa which legalised same-sex marriage. It allows two people, regardless of gender, to form either a marriage or a civil partnership. The act was enacted as a consequence of the judgment of the Constitutional Court in the case of Minister of Home Affairs v Fourie, which ruled that it was unconstitutional for the state to provide the benefits of marriage to opposite-sex couples while denying them to same-sex couples.
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