Same-Sex Partnership Act (SSPA)
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Art. 36 Amendment of current legislation
The amendment of current legislation is regulated in the Annex.
Art. 37 Coordination with amendments to other legislation
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The coordination provisions may be consulted under AS 2005 5685.
Art. 37a Transitional provision to the Amendment of 30 September 2011
If the partnership was registered before the Amendment of 30 September 2016 of the Swiss Civil Code comes into force, the partners may, within one year of this amendment coming into force declare to the civil registrar that they wish bear the surname of one of the partners as the family surname.
Art. 37a — Inserted by No II 2 of the FA of 30 Sept. 2011 (Names and Citizenship), in force since 1 Jan. 2013 (AS 2012 2569; BBl 2009 7573 7581).
Art. 37b Transitional provisions to the Amendment of 14 June 2024
1 The new law applies to the nullity of partnerships with minors that were registered before the Amendment of 14 June 2024 came into force. 2 If both partners have reached 18 years of age when this Amendment comes into force, the grounds for nullity may be claimed only by the partner who was a minor when the partnership was registered and had not yet reached 25 years of age when the action for nullity was instituted.
Art. 37b — Inserted by Annex No 3 of the FA of 14 June 2024 (Measures against Marriages involving Minors), in force since 1 Jan. 2025 (AS 2024 590; BBl 2023 2127).
Art. 38 Referendum and commencement
1 This Act is subject to an optional referendum. 2 The Federal Council shall determine the commencement date. Commencement date: 1 January 2007
Para. 2 — FCD of 9 Dec. 2005.