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(3) Any regulation made under the Marriage Act shall, in the absence of a regulation made under subsection (1), apply to the extent that it is practicable and necessary, in order to promote or facilitate the application of this Act: Provided that this subsection shall lapse after a period of one year from the date of the commencement of this Act.

Short title and commencement

16. This Act is called the Civil Union Act, 2006, and comes into operation on 30 November 2006 or an earlier date fixed by the President by proclamation in the Gazette.