SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2Amendment of provisions about presumption of death
Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)
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1
Section 222 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (proceedings for presumption of death order) is amended as follows.
2
After “presumption of death order” insert “
on an application made by a civil partner
”
.
3
Omit paragraphs (a) and (b).
4
After those paragraphs insert—
ba
at the time the application is made, the High Court does not have jurisdiction to entertain an application by that civil partner under section 1 of the Presumption of Death Act 2013 for a declaration that the other civil partner is presumed to be dead, and