SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 28Consequential amendments: Scotland
Part 2Amendments of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 37)
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1
Amend section 17 (financial provision on declarator of nullity of marriage) as follows.
2
In subsection (1)—
a
after first “marriage” insert “
or of a civil partnership
”
,
b
after first “divorce” insert “
or for dissolution of a civil partnership
”
,
c
after second “marriage” insert “
and “action for dissolution of a civil partnership” includes an action for declarator of nullity of a civil partnership
”
, and
d
for “and “divorce”” substitute “
, “divorce” and “dissolution of a civil partnership”
”
.
3
In subsection (2)—
a
after first “marriage” insert “
or of nullity of a civil partnership
”
, and
b
at the end insert “
or civil partnership
”
.