The Family Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2011

PART 1 MODIFICATION OF TERMINOLOGY

Terminology

2.—(1) For the purpose of this article—

“civil partnership proceedings” means proceedings for a civil partnership order; and

“civil partnership order” means one of the orders mentioned in section 37 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004(1).

(2) In the following provisions, any reference to “ancillary relief” is to be read as a reference to “financial order”—

(a) section 49C of the Child Support Act 1991(2) (in so far as that section relates to civil partnership proceedings); and

(b) Part 10 of Schedule 5 and Part 9 of Schedule 15 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

(3) Unless the context otherwise requires, in any provision which relates to civil partnership proceedings in any enactment, any reference to “cause” or “causes” is to be read as a reference to “proceedings”.

(1)

2004 c.33.

(2)

1991 c.48. Section 49C was inserted by section 39 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c.6).