s 8 Marriage and civil partnership
(1) A person has the protected characteristic of marriage and civil partnership if the person is married or is a civil partner. (2) In relation to the protected characteristic of marriage and civil partnership— (a) a reference to a person who has a particular protected characteristic is a reference to a person who is married or is a civil partner; (b) a reference to persons who share a protected characteristic is a reference to persons who are married or are civil partners.