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Paragraph 128

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

Amend paragraph (7) of Article 4 (the child maintenance bonus) as follows.

(2)

After the definition of “child maintenance” insert—

““couple” means—

(a)

a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household;

(b)

a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife otherwise than in prescribed circumstances;

(c)

two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are members of the same household; or

(d)

two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners otherwise than in prescribed circumstances;”.

(3)

In the definition of “family” for “married or unmarried couple” (in each place) substitute “ couple ”.

(4)

Omit the definitions of “married couple” and “unmarried couple”.