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.