The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019

Asylum Support Regulations 2000

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

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).

(1)

S.I. 2000/704. Relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2005/2114.