# The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Relationships Arising Through Civil Partnership) Order 2006, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order applies section 246 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (“the Act”) to paragraph 7 of part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Categorisation of Earners) Regulations 1978 (S.I. 1978/1689) (“the 1978 Regulations”).
Section 246 of the Act provides that references to “step” relationships and “in laws” in any provision to which the section applies are to be read as including relationships arising through civil partnership.
Article 1 provides for citation and commencement.
Article 2 applies section 246 to the entry in column (A) of paragraph 7 of Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the 1978 Regulations. Paragraph 7 contains details of specified employment by various family members which is to be disregarded in relation to liability for national insurance contributions.
A regulatory appraisal has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities, voluntary bodies or any public bodies distinct from that of the Civil Partnership Act 2004. A full regulatory impact assessment for civil partnership was published alongside the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and can be viewed at http:\\www.dti.gov.uk/access/ria/index.htim#equality.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1121/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004-relationships-arising-through-civil-partnership-order-2006/note
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