SCHEDULE 3Consequential and related amendments

PART 2Secondary legislation

Special Guardianship (Wales) Regulations 200577

1

In the Schedule to the Special Guardianship (Wales) Regulations 2005188, in paragraph 3—

a

in sub-paragraph (ba)—

i

after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”;

ii

after “subsequently married” insert “or formed a civil partnership”;

iii

omit “and whether they have divorced or separated”;

b

after sub-paragraph (ba) insert—

bb

whether—

i

if the child’s parents have been married as mentioned in sub-paragraph (ba), they are divorced or separated; or

ii

if the child’s parents have been civil partners as so mentioned, the partnership has been dissolved or they are separated;

c

in sub-paragraph (d), after “married” insert “or civil partners”.

2

In the Welsh language text of those Regulations, in the Schedule, in paragraph 3—

a

in sub-paragraph (ba)—

i

after “â’i gilydd” insert “, neu’n bartneriaid sifil i’w gilydd,”;

ii

after “briodasant” insert “neu a ffurfiasant bartneriaeth sifil”;

iii

omit “ac a ydynt wedi ysgaru neu wedi gwahanu”;

b

after sub-paragraph (ba) insert—

bb

a yw—

i

rhieni’r plentyn wedi ysgaru neu wedi gwahanu, os ydynt wedi bod yn briod fel y crybwyllwyd yn is-baragraff (ba); neu

ii

os yw rhieni’r plentyn wedi bod yn bartneriaid sifil fel y crybwyllwyd, a yw’r bartneriaeth wedi ei diddymu neu a ydynt wedi gwahanu;

c

in sub-paragraph (ch), after “briod” insert “nac yn bartneriaid sifil”.