SCHEDULE 3Consequential and related amendments
PART 2Secondary legislation
Asylum Support Regulations 200056
1
The Asylum Support Regulations 2000167 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 2—
a
in paragraph (1)—
i
omit the definitions of “civil partnership couple”, “married couple”, “same-sex couple” and “unmarried couple”;
ii
after the definition of “asylum support” insert—
“cohabiting couple” means two people who, though not married to, or civil partners of, each other, are living together as if they were a married couple or civil partners;
b
in paragraph (4)—
i
in sub-paragraph (f), for “unmarried couple” substitute “cohabiting couple”;
ii
omit sub-paragraph (fa).
3
In regulation 15(2)—
a
in sub-paragraph (g), after “married to” insert “, or the civil partner of,”;
b
omit sub-paragraph (ga);
c
in sub-paragraph (i)—
i
after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”;
ii
after “married to” insert “, or the civil partner of,”;
d
omit sub-paragraph (ia).