Article 2(13)
1. In regulation 2 of the Asylum Support (Interim Provisions) Regulations 1999 M1—
(a)in paragraph (1)(a), after “is his spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”;
(b)in paragraph (1)(b), after “or of his spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”;
(c)in paragraph (1)(c), after “or his spouse's” insert “ or civil partner's ”; and
(d)after paragraph (1)(f) insert—
“(ff)had been living with him as a member of a same-sex couple for at least two of the three years before the day on which his claim for support was made;”.
Marginal Citations
M1S.I. 1999/3056, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
2.—(1) Amend the Asylum Support Regulations 2000 M2 as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1)—
(a)after the definition of “asylum support” insert “ “civil partnership couple” means two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and who are members of the same household; ”; and
(b)after the definition of “married couple” insert “ “same-sex couple” means two people of the same sex who, though not civil partners of each other, are living together as if they were; ”.
(3) In regulation 2(4)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a), after “is his spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (b), after “is a child of his or of his spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”;
(c)in sub-paragraph (c), after “his spouse's” insert “ or civil partner's ”; and
(d)after sub-paragraph (f) insert—
“(fa)had been living with him as a member of a same-sex couple for at least two of the three years before the relevant time;”.
(4) In regulation 10(4)—
(a)for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a)“qualifying couple” means a married couple, an unmarried couple, a civil partnership couple or a same-sex couple, at least one of whom is aged 18 or over and neither of whom is aged under 16;”; and
(b)for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)“lone parent” means a parent who is not a member of a married couple, an unmarried couple, a civil partnership couple or a same-sex couple;”
(5) In regulation 15(2)—
(a)after sub-paragraph (f) insert:
“(fa)forms a civil partnership;”;
(b)after sub-paragraph (g) insert:
“(ga)starts living with a person as if a civil partner of that person;”;
(c)after sub-paragraph (h) insert:
“(ha)becomes a former civil partner on the dissolution of his civil partnership;”; and
(d)after sub-paragraph (i) insert:
“(ia)separates from his civil partner or from the person with whom he has been living as if a civil partner of that person;”.
Marginal Citations
M2S.I. 2000/704, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
3. In regulation 2 of the Withholding and Withdrawal of Support (Travel Assistance and Temporary Accommodation) Regulations 2002 M3—
(a)in paragraph (2)(a), after “his spouse” insert “ or his civil partner ”;
(b)in paragraph (2)(b), after “his spouse” insert “ or of his civil partner ”;
(c)in paragraph (2)(c), after “his spouse's” insert “ or his civil partner's ”;
(d)in paragraph (2)(f), for “an unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”; and
(e)in paragraph (3), for the definition of “unmarried couple” substitute—
““couple” means a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as if they are, or, two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they are.”.
Marginal Citations
4.—(1) Amend the British Nationality (DependentTerritories) Regulations 1982 M4 as follows.
(2) In Schedule 2—
(a)in paragraph 9(a), after “is married to” insert “ , or is the civil partner of, ”;
(b)in paragraph 11, after “marriage to” insert “ or civil partnership with ”; and
(c)in paragraph 19(b), after “has been married to” insert “ , or has been the civil partner of, ”.
(3) In Schedule 5, in paragraph 2(b), after “has been married” insert “ or has been a civil partner ”.
Marginal Citations
M4S.I. 1982/987, amended by S.I. 2003/539.
5.—(1) Amend the British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003 M5 as follows.
(2) In Schedule 2—
(a)in paragraph 14(1)(a), after “is married to” insert “ , or is the civil partner of, ”;
(b)in paragraph 14(3), after “marriage to” insert “ or civil partnership with ”; and
(c)in paragraph 16(b), after “has been married to” insert “ , or has been the civil partner of, ”.
(3) In Schedule 5, in paragraph 2(b), after “has been married” insert “ or has been a civil partner ”.
Marginal Citations
M5S.I. 2003/548, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
6. In regulation 5(1) of the British Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2003 M6, for “a husband and wife” substitute “ either a husband and wife, or two people who are civil partners of each other, ”.
Marginal Citations
M6S.I. 2003/3157, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.