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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004-amendments-to-subordinate-legislation-order-2005/schedule-11/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2114",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004-amendments-to-subordinate-legislation-order-2005",
  "path": "schedule/11/paragraph/1",
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  "number": "1",
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  "text": "(1) Amend the National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2003 as follows.\n(2) In article 8(2)(c)—\n(a) after “his spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”; and\n(b) after “his spouse's” insert “ or civil partner's ”.\n(3) In article 11(5), for “husband, wife,” substitute “ spouse, civil partner, ”.\n(4) In article 29(6), for “husband, wife,” substitute “ spouse, civil partner, ”.\n(5) In article 96(1)(a) and (2), for “husband or wife” substitute “ spouse or civil partner ”.\n(6) In Schedule 2—\n(a) in paragraph 3(1)(a), after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”;\n(b) in paragraph 3(3), for “husband, wife,” substitute “ spouse, civil partner, ”;\n(c) in paragraph 3(4)(b), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”; and\n(d) in the Form of Proxy Paper, in note 4, for “husband, wife,” substitute “ spouse, civil partner, ” and (in the Welsh language version) for “ŵr, gwraig,” substitute “ briod, partner sifil, ”.\n(7) In Schedule 5—\n(a) in paragraph 12(5), for “wife or husband” substitute “ spouse or civil partner ”;\n(b) in paragraph 40(5)(a), for “husband [wife],” substitute “ spouse, civil partner, ”;\n(c) in paragraph 40(5)(b), for “gwr [gwraig],” substitute “ priod, partner sifil, ”;\n(d) in paragraph 40(6)(a), for “husband [wife],” substitute “ spouse, civil partner, ”\n(e) in paragraph 40(6)(b), for “wr [wraig],”, substitute “ briod, partner sifil, ”;\n(f) in paragraph 44(3)(b), for “husband, wife,” substitute “ spouse, civil partner, ”;\n(g) in paragraph 49(7)(b), for “wives or husbands,” substitute “ spouses or civil partners, ”;\n(h) in the Form of proxy's pollcard referred to in paragraph 33(6), in the note, for “husband, wife,” substitute “ spouse, civil partner, ” and (in the Welsh language version) for “ŵr, gwraig,” substitute “ briod, partner sifil, ”;\n(i) in the Form of proxy's pollcard referred to in paragraph 33(7), in the note, for “husband, wife,” substitute “ spouse, civil partner, ” and (in the Welsh language version) for “ŵr, gwraig,” substitute “ briod, partner sifil, ”; and\n(j) in the Form of declaration to be made by the companion of a voter with disabilities, for “[husband] [wife]” substitute “ [spouse] [civil partner] ”, and (in the Welsh language version) for “[gwr] [gwraig]” substitute “ [priod] [partner sifil] ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 2003/284."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2114/schedule/11/paragraph/1",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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