Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 27 E+W Minor and consequential amendments: general

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) E+W

97 (1) Amend section 80 (compellability of accused’s spouse) as follows. E+W

(2) In subsections (2), (2A) and (3), for “wife or husband” (in each place) substitute “ spouse or civil partner ”.

(3) After subsection (5) insert—

“(5A) In any proceedings a person who has been but is no longer the civil partner of the accused shall be compellable to give evidence as if that person and the accused had never been civil partners.”

(4) In the heading to section 80, after “accused’s spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.

98 E+W In section 80A (rule where accused’s spouse not compellable)—

(a) for “wife or husband” substitute “ spouse or civil partner ”, and

(b) in the heading, after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.