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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a Scottish Statutory Instrument: The Civil Partnership (Jurisdiction and Recognition of Judgments) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (revoked) No. 629
4. The courts in Scotland shall have jurisdiction in relation to proceedings for the dissolution or annulment of a civil partnership or for the separation of civil partners where–
(a)both civil partners are habitually resident in Scotland;
(b)both civil partners were last habitually resident in Scotland and one of the civil partners continues to reside there;
(c)the defender is habitually resident in Scotland;
(d)the pursuer is habitually resident in Scotland and has resided there for at least one year immediately preceding the date on which the action is begun; or
(e)the pursuer is domiciled and habitually resident in Scotland and has resided there for at least six months immediately preceding the date on which the action is begun.
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