PART 2MODIFICATION OF TERMINOLOGY

Terminology2

1

For the purpose of this article—

  • “civil partnership proceedings” means proceedings for a civil partnership order; and

  • “civil partnership order” means one of the orders mentioned in section 37 of the Civil Partnership Act 20043.

2

In the following provisions, any reference to “ancillary relief” is to be read as a reference to “financial order”—

a

section 49C of the Child Support Act 19914 (in so far as that section relates to civil partnership proceedings); and

b

Part 10 of Schedule 5 and Part 9 of Schedule 15 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

3

Unless the context otherwise requires, in any provision which relates to civil partnership proceedings in any enactment, any reference to “cause” or “causes” is to be read as a reference to “proceedings”.