SCHEDULE Amendment of primary and secondary legislation

PART 1Amendment of primary legislation

Amendment of the Civil Partnership Act 2004I125

1

The Civil Partnership Act 2004 M1 is amended as follows.

2

In section 227 (Scottish ancillary and collateral orders)—

a

in subsection (3), for “subsections (3A) and (3B)” substitute “subsection (3A)”F1and at the end insert “This subsection is subject to subsection (3B).”;

F2b

in subsection (3B), for the words from “where” to the end substitute “in relation to which Article 18 of the 2007 Hague Convention applies, the court may not entertain the application or that part it except where permitted by Article18”;

c

in subsection (6), for the words from ““the Maintenance Regulation”” to the end substitute ““the 2007 Hague Convention” means the Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance concluded on 23 November 2007 at The Hague”.

3

In Schedule 5 (financial relief: provision corresponding to provision made by Part 2 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973), in Part 9 (failure to maintain: financial provision (and interim orders)), in paragraph 39 (circumstances in which orders under this Part may be made)—

a

for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—

2

The court must not entertain an application under this paragraph unless–

a

the applicant or the respondent is domiciled in England and Wales on the date of the application,

b

the applicant has been habitually resident there throughout the period of 1 year ending with that date, or

c

the respondent is resident there on that date.

F3b

after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

2A

If the application or part of it relates to a matter to which Article 18 of the 2007 Hague Convention applies, the court must not entertain the application or that part of it except where permitted by Article 18.

c

in sub-paragraph (5), for the words from ““the Maintenance Regulation”” to the end substitute ““the 2007 Hague Convention” means the Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance concluded on 23 November 2007 at The Hague”.

4

In Schedule 5, in Part 13 (consent orders and maintenance agreements), in paragraph 69 (alternation of agreements by court during lives of parties)—

a

in sub-paragraph (1), omit “Subject to sub-paragraph (1A),”;

b

omit sub-paragraph (1A);

c

omit sub-paragraph (7).

5

In Schedule 6, in Part 8 (financial relief: provision corresponding to provision made by the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978: supplementary), in paragraph 47 (provisions as to jurisdiction and procedure), omit—

a

sub-paragraph (1A);

b

sub-paragraph (5).

6

In Schedule 7 (financial relief in England and Wales after overseas dissolution etc. of a civil partnership), in Part 1 (financial relief) —

F4a

in paragraph 7 (jurisdiction of the court)—

i

in sub-paragraph (6), for the words from “where jurisdiction falls” to the end substitute “in relation to which Article 18 of the 2007 Hague Convention applies, the court may not entertain that application or part of it except where permitted by Article 18”;

ii

in sub-paragraph (7), for the words from ““the Maintenance Regulation”” to the end substitute ““the 2007 Hague Convention” means the Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance concluded on 23 November 2007 at The Hague”.

b

in paragraph 8 (duty of the court to consider whether England and Wales is appropriate venue for application)—

i

in sub-paragraph (2), omit “Subject to sub-paragraph (4),”;

ii

omit sub-paragraph (4);

iii

omit sub-paragraph (5).

7

In Schedule 11, in Part 2 (circumstances in which the court may entertain application for financial provision), in paragraph 2—

F5a

in sub-paragraph (1), for “sub-paragraphs (3A) and (4)” substitute “sub-paragraph (3A)”;

b

in sub-paragraph (3A), for the words from “where” to the end substitute “in relation to which Article 18 of the 2007 Hague Convention applies, the court may not entertain the application or that part of it except where permitted by Article 18”;

c

in sub-paragraph (5), for the words from ““the Maintenance Regulation”” to the end substitute ““the 2007 Hague Convention” means the Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance concluded on 23 November 2007 at The Hague”.

8

In Schedule 15—

a

in Part 8 (failure to maintain: financial provision (and interim orders)), in paragraph 34—

i

for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—

2

The court must not entertain an application under this paragraph unless–

a

the applicant or the respondent is domiciled in Northern Ireland on the date of the application,

b

the applicant has been habitually resident there throughout the period of 1 year ending with that date, or

c

the respondent is resident there on that date.

F6ii

after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

2A

If the application or part of it relates to a matter to which Article 18 of the 2007 Hague Convention applies, the court must not entertain the application or that part of it except where permitted by Article 18.

iii

in sub-paragraph (5), for the words from ““the Maintenance Regulation”” to the end substitute ““the 2007 Hague Convention” means the Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance concluded on 23 November 2007 at The Hague”;

b

in Part 12 (consent orders and maintenance agreements), in paragraph 62—

i

in sub-paragraph (1), omit “Subject to sub-paragraph (1A),”;

ii

omit sub-paragraph (1A);

iii

omit sub-paragraph (7).

9

In Schedule 17 (financial relief in Northern Ireland after overseas dissolution etc of a civil partnership), in Part 1 (financial relief)—

F7a

in paragraph 7—

i

in sub-paragraph (6), for the words from “where jurisdiction falls” to the end substitute “to which Article 18 of the 2007 Hague Convention applies, the court may not entertain the application or that part of it except where permitted by Article 18”;

ii

in sub-paragraph (7), for the words from ““the Maintenance Regulation”” to the end substitute ““the 2007 Hague Convention” means the Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance concluded on 23 November 2007 at The Hague”;

b

in paragraph 8—

i

in sub-paragraph (2), omit “Subject to sub-paragraph (4),”;

ii

omit sub-paragraph (4);

iii

omit sub-paragraph (5).