Determination of date of marriage or common-law partnership
1.1(1)Subject to subsections (2) and (2.1), for the purposes of this Act and the regulations, the date of marriage of a contributor and his or her spouse is
(a)
if they were married to each other, the date on which they were married,
(b)
if they were parties to a voidable marriage, the date on which they were married, or
(c)
if they were parties to a void marriage, the date on which they went through a form of marriage.
1.1(2)If, by reason of the operation of subsection (1), more than one date could be the date of marriage of 2 persons, the date of marriage of the 2 persons shall be deemed to be the earlier or earliest of those dates.
1.1(2.1)If a contributor was cohabiting in a conjugal relationship with his or her spouse immediately before their marriage, the date of marriage shall be deemed to be the date on which they commenced to cohabit in a conjugal relationship.
1.1(2.2)For the purposes of this Act and the regulations, the date of common-law partnership of a contributor and his or her common-law partner is the date on which they commenced to cohabit in a conjugal relationship.
1.1(3)Repealed: 2008, c.45, s.31 1998, c.35, s.4; 1999, c.14, s.2; 2008, c.45, s.31