SCHEDULE 3Consequential and related amendments

PART 2Secondary legislation

Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) Regulations 200364

1

The Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) Regulations 2003175 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2—

a

in the definition of “civil partnership”, omit “of the same sex”;

b

for the definition of “cohabiting same-sex couple” substitute—

  • “cohabiting couple” means two people who are not a married couple or in a civil partnership but are living together as if they were married or civil partners;

c

in the definition of “partner”, for “an unmarried couple” to the end substitute “a civil partnership or a cohabiting couple”;

d

omit the definition of “unmarried couple”.

3

In regulation 34—

a

in paragraph (1), for “member of a married couple or an unmarried couple” substitute “person with a partner”;

b

in paragraph (2)—

i

for “wife” substitute “woman”;

ii

after “husband” insert “or male civil partner”.