5.—(1) The Civil Partnership (Jurisdiction and Recognition of Judgments) Regulations 2005(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2—
(a)in paragraph (2) for “Regulations 4 and 11(1) extend” substitute “Regulation 4 extends”;
(b)in paragraph (3) for “Regulations 5 and 11(2) extend” substitute “Regulation 5 extends”.
(3) In regulation 3 omit paragraph (2).
(4) In regulation 4—
(a)after “where” insert “on the date of the application”;
(b)in sub-paragraphs (d) and (e) for “petitioner”, in both places it occurs, substitute “applicant”;
(c)in sub-paragraphs (d) and (e) for “preceding the presentation of the petition”, in both places it occurs, substitute “before the application was made”;
(d)at the end of sub-paragraph (d), omit “or”;
(e)at the end of sub-paragraph (e), insert “or”;
(f)after sub-paragraph (e) insert—
“(f)both civil partners are domiciled in England and Wales.”.
(5) In regulation 5—
(a)after “where” insert “on the date of the application”;
(b)in sub-paragraphs (d) and (e) for “petitioner”, in both places it occurs, substitute “applicant”;
(c)in sub-paragraphs (d) and (e) for “preceding the presentation of the petition”, in both places it occurs, substitute “before the application was made”;
(d)at the end of sub-paragraph (d), omit “or”;
(e)at the end of sub-paragraph (e), insert “or”;
(f)after sub-paragraph (e) insert—
“(f)both civil partners are domiciled in Northern Ireland”.
(6) Omit regulations 6 to 12.
6.—(1) The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Jurisdiction and Recognition of Judgments) Regulations 2014(2) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2—
(a)after “where” insert “on the date of the application”;
(b)in paragraphs (a), (b) and (f) for “both spouses”, in each place it occurs, substitute “both parties to the marriage”;
(c)in paragraph (b) for “the spouses” substitute “them”;
(d)in paragraphs (d) and (e) for “petitioner”, in both places it occurs, substitute “applicant”;
(e)in paragraphs (d) and (e) for “preceding the presentation of the petition”, in both places it occurs, substitute “before the application was made”.
(3) Omit regulations 3 to 9.