- Deddfwriaeth Ddrafft
This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Civil Partnership (Jurisdiction and Recognition of Judgments) Regulations 2005 No. 3334
4. The courts in England and Wales shall have jurisdiction in relation to proceedings for the dissolution or annulment of a civil partnership or for the legal separation of civil partners where—
(a)both civil partners are habitually resident in England and Wales;
(b)both civil partners were last habitually resident in England and Wales and one of the civil partners continues to reside there;
(c)the respondent is habitually resident in England and Wales;
(d)the petitioner is habitually resident in England and Wales and has resided there for at least one year immediately preceding the presentation of the petition; or
(e)the petitioner is domiciled and habitually resident in England and Wales and has resided there for at least six months immediately preceding the presentation of the petition.
5. The courts in Northern Ireland shall have jurisdiction in relation to proceedings for the dissolution or annulment of a civil partnership or for the legal separation of civil partners where—
(a)both civil partners are habitually resident in Northern Ireland;
(b)both civil partners were last habitually resident in Northern Ireland and one of the civil partners continues to reside there;
(c)the respondent is habitually resident in Northern Ireland;
(d)the petitioner is habitually resident in Northern Ireland and has resided there for at least one year immediately preceding the presentation of the petition; or
(e)the petitioner is domiciled and habitually resident in Northern Ireland and has resided there for at least six months immediately preceding the presentation of the petition.
Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (diwygiedig):Y fersiwn ddiweddaraf sydd ar gael o’r ddeddfwriaeth yn cynnwys newidiadau a wnaed gan ddeddfwriaeth ddilynol ac wedi eu gweithredu gan ein tîm golygyddol. Gellir gweld y newidiadau nad ydym wedi eu gweithredu i’r testun eto yn yr ardal ‘Newidiadau i Ddeddfwriaeth’.
Gwreiddiol (Fel y’i Deddfwyd neu y’i Gwnaed): Mae'r wreiddiol fersiwn y ddeddfwriaeth fel ag yr oedd pan gafodd ei deddfu neu eu gwneud. Ni wnaed unrhyw newidiadau i’r testun.