Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 restricts the grounds on which the battery of a child may be justified as reasonable punishment. Article 3 repeals statutory provisions prohibiting marriage—
(a)
between a person and the parent of that person's former spouse or former civil partner, and
(b)
between a person and the former spouse or former civil partner of a child of that person,
unless certain conditions are satisfied. Article 4 repeals corresponding prohibitions relating to civil partnerships. Article 6 makes a minor correction to the Civil Partnership Act 2004