# The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 56: Asylum Support Regulations 2000

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Asylum Support Regulations 2000 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) omit the definitions of “civil partnership couple”, “married couple”, “same-sex couple” and “unmarried couple”;
(ii) after the definition of “asylum support” insert—
““cohabiting couple” means two people who, though not married to, or civil partners of, each other, are living together as if they were a married couple or civil partners;”;
(b) in paragraph (4)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (f), for “unmarried couple” substitute “cohabiting couple”;
(ii) omit sub-paragraph (fa).
(3) In regulation 15(2)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (g), after “married to” insert “, or the civil partner of,”;
(b) omit sub-paragraph (ga);
(c) in sub-paragraph (i)—
(i) after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”;
(ii) after “married to” insert “, or the civil partner of,”;
(d) omit sub-paragraph (ia).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1458/schedule/3/paragraph/56 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-opposite-sex-couples-regulations-2019/schedule-3/paragraph-56
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