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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/schedule-24/paragraph-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/schedule-24/paragraph-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/33",
  "legislation_title": "Civil Partnership Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004",
  "path": "schedule/24/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In Article 3 (meaning of “child”), in paragraph (2)—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (a), after “married” insert “ or a civil partner ”,\n(b) in sub-paragraph (b), after “marriage” insert “ , or been a party to a civil partnership, ”, and\n(c) in sub-paragraph (c), after “granted” insert “ or has been a party to a civil partnership in respect of which a nullity order has been made ”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 24 para. 7 repealed (N.I.) (10.12.2012 for specified purposes, 29.7.2013 for specified purposes, 25.11.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 10), s. 41(1), Sch. 5; S.R. 2012/440, arts. 2(1)(d)(ii), 3 (with art. 4) (as modified (30.6.2014) by S.R. 2014/194, art. 4); S.R. 2013/201, arts. 2(1)(d)(ii), 3 (with art. 4) (as modified (30.6.2014) by S.R. 2014/194, art. 5); S.R. 2013/276, art. 2(e)(ii) (with arts. 3-5)"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/schedule/24/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:53.191982+00:00"
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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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