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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/11/schedule/paragraph/21</dc:identifier><dc:title>Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make in relation to marriage and civil partnership in England and Wales provision about divorce, dissolution and separation; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2022-06-29</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2022-04-06</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Schedules RestrictStartDate="2022-04-06"><Schedule DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/11/schedule" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/11/schedule" NumberOfProvisions="64" id="schedule" RestrictStartDate="2022-04-06"><Number>SCHEDULE</Number><TitleBlock><Title>Minor and consequential amendments</Title></TitleBlock><ScheduleBody><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/11/schedule/part/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/11/schedule/part/1" NumberOfProvisions="36" id="schedule-part-1" RestrictStartDate="2022-04-06"><Number>
            <Strong>PART 1</Strong>
          </Number><Title>Amendments to the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/11/schedule/paragraph/21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/11/schedule/paragraph/21" id="schedule-paragraph-21" RestrictStartDate="2022-04-06"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="key-7fe4712a22c6adef3956826f3d45af40"/>21</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/11/schedule/paragraph/21/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/11/schedule/paragraph/21/1" id="schedule-paragraph-21-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Section 24 (property adjustment orders in connection with divorce proceedings etc) is amended as follows.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/11/schedule/paragraph/21/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/11/schedule/paragraph/21/2" id="schedule-paragraph-21-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In subsection (1), for the words from the beginning to  “absolute),” substitute <InlineAmendment>“
                    On making a divorce, nullity of marriage or judicial separation order or at any time after making such an order (whether, in the case of a divorce or nullity of marriage order, before or after the order is made final),
                  ”</InlineAmendment>.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/11/schedule/paragraph/21/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/11/schedule/paragraph/21/3" id="schedule-paragraph-21-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In subsection (3), for the words from  “granting” to the end substitute <InlineAmendment>“
                    making a divorce or nullity of marriage order, neither the order under this section nor any settlement made in pursuance of it is to take effect unless the divorce or nullity of marriage order has been made final.
                  ”</InlineAmendment></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/11/schedule/paragraph/21/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/11/schedule/paragraph/21/4" id="schedule-paragraph-21-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>At the end insert—</Text><BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default"><P2><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>See also section 52A (interpretation of certain references to divorce orders, nullity of marriage orders and judicial separation orders).</Text></P2para></P2></BlockAmendment></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></Part></ScheduleBody></Schedule></Schedules></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-7fe4712a22c6adef3956826f3d45af40" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="schedule-paragraph-21" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/11/schedule/paragraph/21" id="cmj3rcd94-00223">Sch. para. 21</CitationSubRef> in force at 6.4.2022 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/283" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2022" Number="283" Title="The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (Commencement) Regulations 2022" id="cmj3rcd94-00224">S.I. 2022/283</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/283/regulation/2" CitationRef="cmj3rcd94-00224" Operative="true" id="cmj3rcd94-00225">reg. 2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>