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182   

General provisions as to making and effect of declarations

183   

The Attorney General and proceedings for declarations

184   

Supplementary provisions as to declarations

General provisions

185   

Relief for respondent in dissolution proceedings

186   

Restrictions on making orders affecting children

187   

Parties to proceedings under this Chapter

The court

188   

The court

189   

Appeals

190   

Transfer of proceedings

Chapter 3

Property and financial arrangements

191   

Disputes between civil partners about property

192   

Applications under section 191 where property not in possession etc.

193   

Applications under section 191 by former civil partners

194   

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

195   

Wills, administration of estates and family provision

196   

Financial relief for civil partners and children of family

Chapter 4

Civil partnership agreements

197   

Civil partnership agreements unenforceable

198   

Property where civil partnership agreement is terminated

Chapter 5

Children

199   

Parental responsibility, children of the family and relatives

200   

Guardianship

201   

Entitlement to apply for residence or contact order

202   

Financial provision for children

203   

Adoption

Chapter 6

Miscellaneous

204   

False statements etc. with reference to civil partnerships

205   

Housing and tenancies

206   

Family homes and domestic violence

207   

Fatal accidents claims

208   

Evidence

209   

Restriction on publicity of reports of proceedings

 
 

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Part 5

Civil partnership formed or dissolved abroad etc.

Chapter 1

Registration outside UK under Order in Council

210   

Registration at British consulates etc.

211   

Registration by armed forces personnel

Chapter 2

Overseas relationships treated as civil partnerships

212   

Meaning of “overseas relationship”

213   

Specified relationships

214   

The general conditions

215   

Overseas relationships treated as civil partnerships: the general rule

216   

The same-sex requirement

217   

Person domiciled in a part of the United Kingdom

218   

The public policy exception

Chapter 3

Dissolution etc.: jurisdiction and recognition

Introduction

219   

Power to make provision corresponding to EC Regulation 2201/2003

Jurisdiction of courts in England and Wales

220   

Meaning of “the court”

221   

Proceedings for dissolution, separation or nullity order

222   

Proceedings for presumption of death order

223   

Proceedings for dissolution, nullity or separation order: supplementary

224   

Applications for declarations as to validity etc.

Jurisdiction of Scottish courts

225   

Jurisdiction of Scottish courts

226   

Sisting of proceedings

227   

Scottish ancillary and collateral orders

Jurisdiction of courts in Northern Ireland

228   

Meaning of “the court”

229   

Proceedings for dissolution, separation or nullity order

230   

Proceedings for presumption of death order

231   

Proceedings for dissolution, nullity or separation order: supplementary

232   

Applications for declarations as to validity etc.

 
 

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Recognition of dissolution, annulment and separation

233   

Effect of dissolution, annulment or separation obtained in the UK

234   

Recognition in the UK of overseas dissolution, annulment or separation

235   

Grounds for recognition

236   

Refusal of recognition

237   

Supplementary provisions relating to recognition of dissolution etc.

238   

Non-recognition of overseas dissolution etc. not a bar

Chapter 4

Miscellaneous and supplementary

239   

Commanding officers’ certificates for Part 2 purposes

240   

Certificates of no impediment to overseas relationships

241   

Transmission of certificates of registration of overseas relationships

242   

Power to make provision relating to certain Commonwealth forces

243   

Fees

244   

Orders in Council: supplementary

245   

Interpretation

Part 6

Relationships arising through civil partnership

246   

Interpretation of statutory references to stepchildren etc.

247   

Provisions to which section 246 applies: Acts of Parliament etc.

248   

Provisions to which section 246 applies: Northern Ireland

Part 7

Miscellaneous

249   

Immigration control and formation of civil partnerships

250   

Gender recognition where applicant a civil partner

251   

Discrimination against civil partners in employment field

252   

Discrimination against civil partners in employment field: Northern Ireland

253   

Civil partners to have unlimited insurable interest in each other

254   

Social security, child support and tax credits

255   

Power to amend enactments relating to pensions

256   

Amendment of certain enactments relating to pensions

257   

Amendment of certain enactments relating to the armed forces

Part 8

Supplementary

258   

Regulations and orders

259   

Power to make further provision in connection with civil partnership

260   

Community obligations and civil partners

261   

Minor and consequential amendments, repeals and revocations

262   

Extent

263   

Commencement

264   

Short title

 
 

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Schedule 1   —   

Prohibited degrees of relationship: England and Wales

Part 1   —   

The prohibitions

Part 2   —   

Special provisions relating to qualified prohibitions

Schedule 2   —   

Civil partnerships of persons under 18: England and Wales

Part 1   —   

Appropriate persons

Part 2   —   

Obtaining consent: general

Part 3   —   

Obtaining consent: special procedure

Part 4   —   

Provisions relating to the court

Schedule 3   —   

Registration by former spouses one of whom has changed sex

Schedule 4   —   

Wills, administration of estates and family provision

Part 1   —   

Wills

Part 2   —   

Administration of estates and family provision

Schedule 5   —   

Financial relief in the High Court or a county court etc.

Part 1   —   

Financial provision in connection with dissolution, nullity or

separation

Part 2   —   

Property adjustment on or after dissolution, nullity or

separation

Part 3   —   

Sale of property orders

Part 4   —   

Pension sharing orders on or after dissolution or nullity order

Part 5   —   

Matters to which court is to have regard under Parts 1 to 4

Part 6   —   

Making of Part 1 orders having regard to pension benefits

Part 7   —   

Pension protection fund compensation etc.

Part 8   —   

Maintenance pending outcome of dissolution, nullity or

separation proceedings

Part 9   —   

Failure to maintain: financial provision (and interim orders)

Part 10   —   

Commencement of certain proceedings and duration of

certain orders

Part 11   —   

Variation, discharge etc. of certain orders for financial relief

Part 12   —   

Arrears and repayments

Part 13   —   

Consent orders and maintenance agreements

Part 14   —   

Miscellaneous and supplementary

Schedule 6   —   

Financial relief in magistrates’ courts etc.

Part 1   —   

Failure to maintain etc.: financial provision

Part 2   —   

Orders for agreed financial provision

Part 3   —   

Orders of court where civil partners living apart by agreement

Part 4   —   

Interim orders

Part 5   —   

Commencement and duration of orders under Parts 1, 2 and 3

Part 6   —   

Variation etc. of orders

Part 7   —   

Arrears and repayments

Part 8   —   

Supplementary

Schedule 7   —   

Financial relief in England and Wales after overseas

dissolution etc. of a civil partnership

Part 1   —   

Financial relief

Part 2   —   

Steps to prevent avoidance prior to application for leave under

paragraph 4

Part 3   —   

Supplementary

Schedule 8   —   

Housing and tenancies

Schedule 9   —   

Family homes and domestic violence

Part 1   —   

Amendments of the Family Law Act 1996 (c. 27)

Part 2   —   

Consequential amendments

Part 3   —   

Transitional provision

Schedule 10   —   

Forbidden degrees of relationship: Scotland

 
 

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Schedule 11   —   

Financial provision in Scotland after overseas proceedings

Part 1   —   

Introductory

Part 2   —   

Circumstances in which court may entertain application for

financial provision

Part 3   —   

Disposal of applications

Part 4   —   

The expression “order for financial provision”

Schedule 12   —   

Prohibited degrees of relationship: Northern Ireland

Schedule 13   —   

Civil partnerships of persons under 18: Northern Ireland

Part 1   —   

Appropriate persons

Part 2   —   

Dispensing with consent

Part 3   —   

Recording consents and orders

Schedule 14   —   

Wills, administration of estates and family provision:

Northern Ireland

Part 1   —   

Wills

Part 2   —   

Administration of estates and family provision

Schedule 15   —   

Financial relief in the High Court or a county court etc.:

Northern Ireland

Part 1   —   

Financial provision in connection with dissolution, nullity or

separation

Part 2   —   

Property adjustment on or after dissolution, nullity or

separation

Part 3   —   

Pension sharing orders on or after dissolution or nullity order

Part 4   —   

Matters to which court is to have regard under Parts 1 to 3

Part 5   —   

Making of Part 1 orders having regard to pension benefits

Part 6   —   

Pension protection fund compensation etc.

Part 7   —   

Maintenance pending outcome of dissolution, nullity or

separation proceedings

Part 8   —   

Failure to maintain: financial provision (and interim orders)

Part 9   —   

Commencement of certain proceedings and duration of

certain orders

Part 10   —   

Variation, discharge etc. of certain orders for financial relief

Part 11   —   

Arrears and repayments

Part 12   —   

Consent orders and maintenance agreements

Part 13   —   

Miscellaneous and supplementary

Schedule 16   —   

Financial relief in court of summary jurisdiction etc.: Northern

Ireland

Part 1   —   

Failure to maintain etc.: financial provision

Part 2   —   

Orders for agreed financial provision

Part 3   —   

Orders of court where civil partners living apart by agreement

Part 4   —   

Interim orders

Part 5   —   

Commencement and duration of orders under Parts 1, 2 and 3

Part 6   —   

Variation etc. of orders

Part 7   —   

Arrears and repayments

Part 8   —   

Supplementary

Schedule 17   —   

Financial relief in Northern Ireland after overseas dissolution

etc. of a civil partnership

Part 1   —   

Financial relief

Part 2   —   

Steps to prevent avoidance prior to application for leave under

paragraph 4

Part 3   —   

Supplementary

Schedule 18   —   

Housing and tenancies: Northern Ireland

Schedule 19   —   

Family homes and domestic violence: Northern Ireland

Part 1   —   

Amendments of the Family Homes and Domestic Violence

(Northern Ireland) Order (SI 1998/1071 (NI 6))

 
 

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Part 2   —   

Consequential amendments

Part 3   —   

Transitional provision

Schedule 20   —   

Meaning of overseas relationship: specified relationships

Schedule 21   —   

References to stepchildren etc. in existing Acts

Schedule 22   —   

References to stepchildren etc. in existing Northern Ireland

legislation

Schedule 23   —   

Immigration control and formation of civil partnerships

Part 1   —   

Introduction

Part 2   —   

England and Wales

Part 3   —   

Scotland

Part 4   —   

Northern Ireland

Part 5   —   

Regulations

Schedule 24   —   

Social security, child support and tax credits

Part 1   —   

Amendments of the Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48)

Part 2   —   

Amendments of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order

1991 (S.I. 1991/2628 (N.I. 23))

Part 3   —   

Amendments of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits

Act 1992 (c. 4)

Part 4   —   

Amendments of the Social Security Administration Act 1992

(c. 5)

Part 5   —   

Amendments of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits

(Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)

Part 6   —   

Amendments of the Social Security Administration (Northern

Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)

Part 7   —   

Amendments of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18)

Part 8   —   

Amendments of the Child Support Act 1995 (c. 34)

Part 9   —   

Amendments of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order

1995 (S.I. 1995/2702 (N.I. 13))

Part 10   —   

Amendments of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

(S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15))

Part 11   —   

Amendments of the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14)

Part 12   —   

Amendments of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order

1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10))

Part 13   —   

Amendments of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16)

Part 14   —   

Amendments of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)

Part 15   —   

Amendments of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern

Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.))

Schedule 25   —   

Amendment of certain enactments relating to pensions

Schedule 26   —   

Amendment of certain enactments relating to the armed forces

Schedule 27   —   

Minor and consequential amendments: general

Schedule 28   —   

Consequential amendments: Scotland

Part 1   —   

Amendments of the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 (c. 41)

Part 2   —   

Amendments of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 37)

Part 3   —   

Amendments of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 66)

Part 4   —   

Miscellaneous amendments

Schedule 29   —   

Minor and consequential amendments: Northern Ireland

Schedule 30   —   

Repeals and revocations

 
 

 
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