27. In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation) after the definition of “child benefit” there shall be inserted the following definition—
““marital or civil partnership status”, in relation to a person, means whether that person has previously formed a marriage or a civil partnership and, if so, whether that marriage or civil partnership has ended;”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 27 in operation at 5.12.2005, see art. 1(3)