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Civil Partnership Bill [HL]


 

Civil Partnership Bill [HL] (Volume I)

 

[AS AMENDED IN STANDING COMMITTEE D]

 
 

The Bill is divided into two Volumes. Volume I contains the Clauses. Volume II

contains the Schedules to the Bill.

Contents

Part 1

Introduction

1   

Civil partnership

Part 2

Civil partnership: England and Wales

Chapter 1

Registration

Formation, eligibility and parental etc. consent

2   

Formation of civil partnership by registration

3   

Eligibility

4   

Parental etc. consent where proposed civil partner under 18

Registration procedure: general

5   

Types of pre-registration procedure

6   

Place of registration

7   

The civil partnership document

The standard procedure

8   

Notice of proposed civil partnership and declaration

9   

Power to require evidence of name etc.

10   

Proposed civil partnership to be publicised

11   

Meaning of “the waiting period”

12   

Power to shorten the waiting period

13   

Objection to proposed civil partnership

14   

Issue of civil partnership schedule

15   

Appeal against refusal to issue civil partnership schedule

16   

Frivolous objections and representations: liability for costs etc.

17   

Period during which registration may take place

 
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The procedures for house-bound and detained persons

18   

House-bound persons

19   

Detained persons

Modified procedures for certain non-residents

20   

Modified procedures for certain non-residents

The special procedure

21   

Notice of proposed civil partnership

22   

Evidence to be produced

23   

Application to be reported to Registrar General

24   

Objection to issue of Registrar General’s licence

25   

Issue of Registrar General’s licence

26   

Frivolous objections: liability for costs

27   

Period during which registration may take place

Supplementary

28   

Registration authorities

29   

Civil partnership registrars

30   

The Registrar General and the register

31   

Offences relating to civil partnership schedule

32   

Offences relating to Registrar General’s licence

33   

Offences relating to the recording of civil partnerships

34   

Fees

35   

Power to assimilate provisions relating to civil registration

36   

Regulations and orders

Chapter 2

Dissolution, nullity and other proceedings

Introduction

37   

Powers to make orders and effect of orders

38   

The period before conditional orders may be made final

39   

Intervention of the Queen’s Proctor

40   

Proceedings before order has been made final

41   

Time bar on applications for dissolution orders

42   

Attempts at reconciliation of civil partners

43   

Consideration by the court of certain agreements or arrangements

Dissolution of civil partnership

44   

Dissolution of civil partnership which has broken down irretrievably

45   

Supplemental provisions as to facts raising presumption of breakdown

46   

Dissolution order not precluded by previous separation order etc.

47   

Refusal of dissolution in 5 year separation cases on grounds of grave hardship

48   

Proceedings before order made final: protection for respondent in separation

cases

 
 

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Nullity

49   

Grounds on which civil partnership is void

50   

Grounds on which civil partnership is voidable

51   

Bars to relief where civil partnership is voidable

52   

Proof of certain matters not necessary to validity of civil partnership

53   

Power to validate civil partnership

54   

Validity of civil partnerships registered outside England and Wales

Presumption of death orders

55   

Presumption of death orders

Separation orders

56   

Separation orders

57   

Effect of separation order

Declarations

58   

Declarations

59   

General provisions as to making and effect of declarations

60   

The Attorney General and proceedings for declarations

61   

Supplementary provisions as to declarations

General provisions

62   

Relief for respondent in dissolution proceedings

63   

Restrictions on making of orders affecting children

64   

Parties to proceedings under this Chapter

Chapter 3

Property and financial arrangements

65   

Contribution by civil partner to property improvement

66   

Disputes between civil partners about property

67   

Applications under section 66 where property not in possession etc.

68   

Applications under section 66 by former civil partners

69   

Actions in tort between civil partners

70   

Assurance policy by civil partner for benefit of other civil partner etc.

71   

Wills, administration of estates and family provision

72   

Financial relief for civil partners and children of family

Chapter 4

Civil partnership agreements

73   

Civil partnership agreements unenforceable

74   

Property where civil partnership agreement is terminated

 
 

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Chapter 5

Children

75   

Parental responsibility, children of the family and relatives

76   

Guardianship

77   

Entitlement to apply for residence or contact order

78   

Financial provision for children

79   

Adoption

Chapter 6

Miscellaneous

80   

False statements etc. with reference to civil partnerships

81   

Housing and tenancies

82   

Family homes and domestic violence

83   

Fatal accidents claims

84   

Evidence

Part 3

Civil partnership: Scotland

Chapter 1

Formation and eligibility

85   

Formation of civil partnership by registration

86   

Eligibility

Chapter 2

Registration

87   

Appointment of authorised registrars

88   

Notice of proposed civil partnership

89   

Civil partnership notice book

90   

Publicisation

91   

Early registration

92   

Objections to registration

93   

Place of registration

94   

The civil partnership schedule

95   

Further provision as to registration

96   

Civil partnership with former spouse

97   

Certificates of no impediment for Part 2 purposes

98   

Application of certain sections of 1965 Act to civil partnership register

99   

Correction of errors in civil partnership register

100   

Offences

 
 

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Chapter 3

Occupancy rights and tenancies

Occupancy rights

101   

Occupancy rights

102   

Occupancy: subsidiary and consequential rights

103   

Regulation by court of rights of occupancy of family home

104   

Exclusion orders

105   

Duration of orders under sections 103 and 104

106   

Continued exercise of occupancy rights after dealing

107   

Dispensation with civil partner’s consent to dealing

108   

Interests of heritable creditors

109   

Provisions where both civil partners have title

110   

Rights of occupancy in relation to division and sale

111   

Adjudication

Transfer of tenancy

112   

Transfer of tenancy

Chapter 4

Interdicts

113   

Civil partners: competency of interdict

114   

Attachment of powers of arrest to relevant interdicts

115   

Police powers after arrest

116   

Procedure after arrest

Chapter 5

Dissolution, separation and nullity

Dissolution and separation

117   

Dissolution

118   

Encouragement of reconciliation

119   

Effect of resumption of cohabitation

120   

Separation

121   

Dissolution following on decree of separation

122   

Registration of dissolution of civil partnership

Nullity

123   

Nullity

124   

Validity of civil partnerships registered outside Scotland

Financial provision after overseas proceedings

125   

Financial provision after overseas dissolution or annulment

 
 

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Chapter 6

Miscellaneous and interpretation

Miscellaneous

126   

Regulations

127   

Attachment

128   

Promise or agreement to enter into civil partnership

129   

Lord Advocate as party to action for nullity or dissolution of civil partnership

130   

Civil partner of accused a competent witness

131   

Succession: legal rights arising by virtue of civil partnership

132   

Assurance policies

133   

Council Tax: liability of civil partners

134   

General provisions as to fees

Interpretation

135   

Interpretation of this Part

136   

The expression “relative” in the 1965 Act

Part 4

Civil partnership: Northern Ireland

Chapter 1

Registration

Formation and eligibility

137   

Formation of civil partnership by registration

138   

Eligibility

Preliminaries to registration

139   

Notice of proposed civil partnership

140   

Civil partnership notice book and list of intended civil partnerships

141   

Power to require evidence of name etc.

142   

Objections

143   

Civil partnership schedule

144   

Place of registration

Young persons

145   

Parental etc. consent where proposed civil partner under 18

Supplementary

146   

Validity of registration

147   

Corrections and cancellations

148   

Interpreters

149   

Detained persons

150   

Certificates of no impediment for Part 2 purposes

 
 

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151   

Registration districts and registration authorities

152   

Registrars and other staff

153   

Records and documents to be sent to Registrar General

154   

Annual report

155   

Searches

156   

Proof of civil partnership for purposes of certain statutory provisions

157   

Fees

158   

Offences

159   

Regulations

160   

Interpretation

Chapter 2

Dissolution, nullity and other proceedings

Introduction

161   

Powers to make orders and effect of orders

162   

The period before conditional orders may be made final

163   

Intervention by the Crown Solicitor

164   

Proceedings before order has been made final

165   

Time bar on applications for dissolution orders

166   

Attempts at reconciliation of civil partners

167   

Consideration by the court of certain agreements or arrangements

Dissolution of civil partnership

168   

Dissolution of civil partnership which has broken down irretrievably

169   

Supplemental provisions as to facts raising presumption of breakdown

170   

Dissolution order not precluded by previous separation order etc.

171   

Refusal of dissolution in 5 year separation cases on ground of grave hardship

172   

Proceedings before order made final: protection for respondent in separation

cases

Nullity

173   

Grounds on which civil partnership is void

174   

Grounds on which civil partnership is voidable

175   

Bars to relief where civil partnership is voidable

176   

Proof of certain matters not necessary to validity of civil partnership

177   

Validity of civil partnerships registered outside Northern Ireland

Presumption of death orders

178   

Presumption of death orders

Separation orders

179   

Separation orders

180   

Effect of separation order

Declarations

181   

Declarations

 
 

 
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