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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/schedule-7/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/schedule-7/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/33",
  "legislation_title": "Civil Partnership Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Either of the civil partners may make an application to the court for an order under paragraph 9 or 13.\n(2) The rights conferred by sub-paragraph (1) are subject to—\n(a) paragraph 3 (civil partner may not apply after forming subsequent civil partnership etc.), and\n(b) paragraph 4 (application may not be made until leave to make it has been granted).\n(3) An application for an order under paragraph 9 or 13 must be made in a manner prescribed by rules of court.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 2 wholly in force at 5.12.2005; Sch. 7 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 263; Sch. 7 para. 2(3) in force for certain purposes at 15.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/1112, art. 2, Sch. 1 and Sch. 7 para. 2 in force otherwise at 5.12.2005 by S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(1), Sch. 1"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/schedule/7/paragraph/2",
    "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."
}