The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005

Article 2(1)

SCHEDULE 1 AMENDMENTS TO MISCELLANEOUS SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION

Smallholdings (Selection of Tenants) Regulations 1970

1.  In regulation 3 of the Smallholdings (Selection of Tenants) Regulations 1970(1)—

(a) in paragraph (2), for “widow” substitute “surviving spouse or surviving civil partner”;

(b) in paragraph (4)(a), for “wife or husband” insert “spouse or civil partner”; and

(c) in paragraph (4), for sub-paragraph (d), substitute—

“(d) any person (not within (b) or (c) above) who, in case of any marriage or civil partnership to which the deceased tenant was at any time a party, was treated by the deceased tenant as a child of the family in relation to that marriage or civil partnership.”.

Local Authorities' Cemeteries Order 1977

2.  In paragraph 17 of Schedule 3 to the Local Authorities' Cemeteries Order 1977(2), for “husband or wife” substitute “spouse or a civil partner”.

Trade Union (Nominations) Regulations 1977

3.—(1) Amend the Trade Union (Nominations) Regulations 1977(3) as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(6), for “husband, wife” substitute “spouse or civil partner,”.

(3) In regulation 3(1), for paragraph (c), substitute “by the formation of a subsequent marriage or civil partnership by the nominator”.

(4) In regulation 3(2)—

(a) for “marriage of nominator” substitute “formation of a subsequent marriage or civil partnership by the nominator”; and

(b) after “marriage” (in each place) insert “or civil partnership”.

Coroners Rules 1984

4.  In rule 20(2)(a) of the Coroners Rules 1984(4), after “spouse,” insert “civil partner,”.

Customs and Excise (Personal Reliefs for Special Visitors) Order 1992

5.  In articles 16(3) and 22(2) of the Customs and Excise (Personal Reliefs for Special Visitors) Order 1992(5), after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”.

Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1997

6.  Amend the Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1997(6) as follows.

(1) In regulation 2—

(a) in paragraph (4), after “spouse” insert “or his civil partner”; and

(b) in paragraph (5), after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”.

(2) In the Schedule—

(a) in paragraph 2, after “spouse,” insert “civil partner”;

(b) in paragraph 3(1), after “spouse” insert “, civil partner”; and

(c) in paragraph 7, after “spouse” (in each place) insert “or civil partner”.

Good Laboratory Practice Regulations 1999

7.  In regulation 11(2) of the Good Laboratory Practice Regulations 1999(7), for “married, his spouse” substitute “married or a civil partner, his spouse or civil partner”.

Divorce etc (Pensions) Regulations 2000

8.  In regulation 6(2)(b) of the Divorce etc (Pensions) Regulations 2000(8), after “the other party” insert “, or his having formed a subsequent civil partnership,”.

Education (Grants etc.) (Dance and Drama) (England) Regulations 2001

9.  In Schedule 1 to the Education (Grants etc.) (Dance and Drama) (England) Regulations 2001(9)—

(a) in paragraph 4, after “spouse,” insert “civil partner,”; and

(b) in paragraph 7, after “spouse” (in each case) insert “or civil partner”.

(1)

S.I. 1970/1049, amended by S.I. 1976/2001.

(2)

S.I. 1977/204.

(3)

S.I. 1977/789, amended by S.I. 1984/1290.

(4)

S.I. 1984/552, amended by S.I. 2005/420.

(5)

S.I. 1992/3156.

(6)

S.I. 1997/1972, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(7)

S.I. 1999/3106, amended by S.I. 2004/994.

(8)

S.I. 2000/1123, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(9)

S.I. 2001/2857, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.