The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Tax Credits, etc.) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2005

Amendment of the Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) Regulations 2003

12.—(1) The Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) Regulations 2003(1) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “the Board” insert—

  ““civil partnership” means two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are neither—

(a)

separated under a court order, nor

(b)

separated in circumstances in which the separation is likely to be permanent;

“cohabiting same-sex couple” means two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners;”; and

(b) in the definition of “partner” substitute—

  ““partner” means a member of a married couple, an unmarried couple, or a cohabiting same-sex couple or a civil partnership”.

(1)

S.I. 2003/492.