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Sch. 8 Pt. 1 (except for Sch. 8 paras. 4, 16(1)(5)(a)(6)(b)(7)) repealed (13.5.2014) without ever being by 2014 c. 6, s. 18(2)(e)" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/27" EffectId="key-9b2b83ba3c3c6fcfd32074a6edc12364" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Modified="2016-12-14T13:42:06Z" AffectedProvisions="s. 15-15B" AffectedYear="1973" Row="34" AffectingProvisions="Sch. 8 para. 6" AffectingNumber="27" Type="substituted for s. 15" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/18"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Matrimonial Causes Act 1973</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:SectionRange Start="section-15" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/18/section/15" End="section-15B" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/18/section/15B"><ukm:Section Ref="section-15" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/18/section/15">s. 15</ukm:Section>-<ukm:Section Ref="section-15B" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/18/section/15B">15B</ukm:Section></ukm:SectionRange></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Family Law Act 1996</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-8" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/27/schedule/8">Sch. 8 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-8-paragraph-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/27/schedule/8/paragraph/6">para. 6</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-67-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/27/section/67/3">s. 67(3)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Notes="This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S. 16 repealed (13.5.2014) without ever being in force by 2014 c. 6, s. 18(1)" Modified="2016-12-14T13:42:06Z" AffectedProvisions="s. 25B(2)(c)" AffectingProvisions="s. 16(2)" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/18" EffectId="key-b43b2bd143cb144b3f21ec445663dca1" AffectingYear="1996" AffectedYear="1973" Type="added" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/27" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-3f6374dc512a711f725b9c64c863f3ae" AffectingNumber="27" Row="86" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" RequiresApplied="false" AffectedNumber="18"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Matrimonial Causes Act 1973</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-25B-2-c" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/18/section/25B/2/c" FoundRef="section-25B">s. 25B(2)(c)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Family Law Act 1996</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-16-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/27/section/16/2">s. 16(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-67-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/27/section/67/3">s. 67(3)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingYear="1996" AffectedProvisions="s. 25B(8)(9)" Row="89" Notes="This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S. 16 repealed (13.5.2014) without ever being in force by 2014 c. 6, s. 18(1)" RequiresApplied="false" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" EffectId="key-2647b2c82df0934ab325cc2a6dc40afe" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-5fc34966a87a60f17aa8003f2581af61" AffectedYear="1973" AffectingNumber="27" AffectingProvisions="s. 16(3)" AffectedNumber="18" Modified="2016-12-14T13:42:06Z" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/27" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/18" Type="added"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Matrimonial Causes Act 1973</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-25B-8" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/18/section/25B/8" FoundRef="section-25B">s. 25B(8)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="section-25B-9" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/18/section/25B/9" FoundRef="section-25B">(9)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Family Law Act 1996</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-16-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/27/section/16/3">s. 16(3)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-67-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/27/section/67/3">s. 67(3)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect></ukm:UnappliedEffects></ukm:PrimaryMetadata>
					

                    
									 
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