[F143 Polygamous marriagesU.K.
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(1)Regulations may make provision for this Part to apply in relation to persons who are parties to polygamous marriages subject to prescribed modifications.
(2)A person is a party to a polygamous marriage if—
(a)he is a party to a marriage entered into under a law which permits polygamy, and
(b)either party to the marriage has a spouse additional to the other party.]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 1 repealed (1.2.2019 with savings in relation to specified cases in art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), s. 150(3), Sch. 14 Pt. 1; S.I. 2019/167, arts. 2, 3