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56.—(1) The Asylum Support Regulations 2000(1) 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).
S.I. 2000/704. Relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2005/2114.