Civil Partnership Act 2004

Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54) U.K.

68 U.K. In section 18(1) (restrictions on appeals to Court of Appeal), before paragraph (g) insert—

“(fa) from a dissolution order, nullity order or presumption of death order under Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 that has been made final, by a party who, having had time and opportunity to appeal from the conditional order on which that final order was founded, has not appealed from the conditional order;”.

69 (1) Amend section 72 (withdrawal of privilege against incrimination of self or spouse in certain proceedings) as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.

(3) In subsection (3), for “married after the making of the statement or admission) against the spouse” substitute “ married or became civil partners after the making of the statement or admission) against the spouse or civil partner ”.

70 U.K. In paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 (business assigned to Family Division of High Court), after sub-paragraph (h) insert—

“(i) all civil partnership causes and matters (whether at first instance or on appeal);

(j) applications for consent to the formation of a civil partnership by a minor or for a declaration under paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004;

(k) applications under section 58 of that Act (declarations relating to civil partnerships).”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 27 para. 70 wholly in force at 5.12.2005; Sch. 27 para. 70 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 263; Sch. 27 para. 70 in force for certain purposes at 15.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/1112, art. 2, Sch. 1 and Sch. 27 para. 70 in force otherwise at 5.12.2005 by S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(2)