The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019

Treatment as civil partnership for certain purposes of relationships terminated before commencement

3.  The following provisions are specified for the purposes of section 215(5D)(b) of the 2004 Act (as amended by these Regulations)—

(a) in the case of a marriage celebrated on or after the commencement date, section 28B(1) of, and Schedule 1(2) to, the Marriage Act 1949;

(b) in the case of a notice of marriage given on or after the commencement date, section 27 of that Act(3);

(c) the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975(4);

(d) the Fatal Accidents Act 1976(5);

(e) in the case of a bankruptcy where the bankruptcy order was made on or after the commencement date—

(i) sections 283A(6), 313(7), 313A(8), 332(9), 335A(10) and 366(11) of the Insolvency Act 1986, and

(ii) rules 10.167, 10.168, 10.169 and 10.171 of the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016(12);

(f) Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989(13);

(g) sections 33(14), 35(15) and 37(16) of, and Schedule 7(17) to, the Family Law Act 1996;

(h) sections 9(18), 65 and 68 of, and Schedule 1(19) to, the 2004 Act.

(1)

1949 c. 76. Section 28B was added by the Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), paragraph 7 of Schedule 4.

(2)

Schedule 1 was amended by the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 (c. 16), sections 1(4) and (6) and Schedule 1, paragraph 8; by the Civil Partnership Act 2004, Schedule 27, paragraph 17; and by S.I. 2007/438.

(3)

Section 27(3) was amended by the Civil Partnership Act 2004, Schedule 27, paragraph 14. There are other amendments to the section, not relevant here.

(4)

1975 c. 63.

(5)

1976 c. 30.

(6)

Section 283A was added by the Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40), section 261(1); and amended by the Civil Partnership Act 2004, Schedule 27, paragraph 113.

(7)

Section 313(1) was amended by the Civil Partnership Act 2004, Schedule 27, paragraph 114. There are other amendments to the section, not relevant here.

(8)

Section 313A was added by the Enterprise Act 2002, section 261(3); and amended by the Civil Partnership Act 2004, Schedule 27, paragraph 115.

(9)

Section 332(1)(a) was amended by the Civil Partnership Act 2004, Schedule 27, paragraph 117. There are other amendments to the section, not relevant here.

(10)

Section 335A was added by the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (c. 47), Schedule 3, paragraph 23; and amended by the Civil Partnership Act 2004, Schedule 27, paragraph 118.

(11)

Section 366 was amended by the Civil Partnership Act 2004, Schedule 27, paragraph 120. There are other amendments to the section, not relevant here.

(12)

S.I. 2016/1024.

(13)

1989 c. 41. Schedule 1, paragraph 16 was amended by the Civil Partnership Act, section 78(4). There are other amendments to the Schedule, not relevant here.

(14)

1996 c. 27. Section 33 was amended by the Civil Partnership Act 2004, Schedule 9, paragraph 4.

(15)

Section 35 was amended by the Civil Partnership Act 2004, Schedule 9, paragraph 6.

(16)

Section 37 was amended by the Civil Partnership Act 2004, Schedule 9, paragraph 8.

(17)

Schedule 7 was amended by the Civil Partnership Act 2004, Schedule 9, paragraph 16. There are other amendments to the Schedule, not relevant here.

(18)

Section 9 was substituted by the Immigration Act 2014, Schedule 4, paragraph 21.

(19)

There are amendments to Schedule 1, not relevant here.