# The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Tax Credits, etc.) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2005, Article 6: Amendment of the Tax Credits (Payments by the Commissioners) Regulations 2002


(1) The Tax Credits (Payments by the Commissioners) Regulations 2002 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) after the definition of “the Commissioners” insert—
“ “couple” has the meaning given by section 3(5A) of the Act;”; and
(b) omit the definitions of “married couple” and “unmarried couple”.
(3) In the provisions listed below for each reference (however expressed) to a married couple or an unmarried couple substitute “couple”.
The provisions are—
(a) in regulation 3, paragraphs (2), (3) and (6);
(b) in regulation 4, paragraphs (2), (3), (4) and (5); and
(c) in regulation 5, paragraphs (1), (2) and (3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2919/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004-tax-credits-etc-consequential-amendments-order-2005/article-6
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