(1)No application for a dissolution order may be made to the court before the end of the period of 2 years from the date of the formation of the civil partnership.
(2)Nothing in this section prevents the making of an application based on matters which occurred before the end of the 2 year period.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 165 applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Treatment of Overseas Relationships) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/531), art. 3(1)