PART 3Amendment of secondary legislation

Amendment of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Jurisdiction and Recognition of Judgments) Regulations 2014

6.—(1) The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Jurisdiction and Recognition of Judgments) Regulations 2014(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2—

(a)after “where” insert “on the date of the application”;

(b)in paragraphs (a), (b) and (f) for “both spouses”, in each place it occurs, substitute “both parties to the marriage”;

(c)in paragraph (b) for “the spouses” substitute “them”;

(d)in paragraphs (d) and (e) for “petitioner”, in both places it occurs, substitute “applicant”;

(e)in paragraphs (d) and (e) for “preceding the presentation of the petition”, in both places it occurs, substitute “before the application was made”.

(3) Omit regulations 3 to 9.