Civil Partnership Act 2004

50 (1) Amend section 15 (relevant and exempted disposals) as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (5)(b) (meaning of “qualifying person” in the definition of “exempted disposal”), after “the spouse or a former spouse” insert “ , or the civil partner or a former civil partner, ”.

(3) In subsection (6) (disposals in pursuance of certain orders are exempt), after paragraph (d) insert “; or

(e) Part 2 or 3 of Schedule 5, or paragraph 9 of Schedule 7, to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (property adjustment orders, or orders for the sale of property, in connection with civil partnership proceedings or after overseas dissolution of civil partnership, etc.).”