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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/schedule-15/paragraph-71",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/schedule-15/paragraph-71.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/33",
  "legislation_title": "Civil Partnership Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004",
  "path": "schedule/15/paragraph/71",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "71",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies if the court decides to make—\n(a) an order under Parts 1 or 8 requiring any payments to be secured, or\n(b) a property adjustment order,\nor if it gives directions for the disposal of any property.\n(2) The court may direct that the matter be referred to a conveyancing counsel appointed by the court for him to settle a proper instrument to be executed by all necessary parties.\n(3) If the order referred to in sub-paragraph (1) is to be made in proceedings for a dissolution, nullity or separation order, the court may, if it thinks fit, defer the making of the dissolution, nullity or separation order until the instrument has been duly executed.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/schedule/15/paragraph/71",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:53.191982+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}