# The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 64: Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) Regulations 2003

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

(1) The Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) Regulations 2003 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2—
(a) in the definition of “civil partnership”, omit “of the same sex”;
(b) for the definition of “cohabiting same-sex couple” substitute—
““cohabiting couple” means two people who are not a married couple or in a civil partnership but are living together as if they were married or civil partners;”;
(c) in the definition of “partner”, for “an unmarried couple” to the end substitute “a civil partnership or a cohabiting couple”;
(d) omit the definition of “unmarried couple”.
(3) In regulation 34—
(a) in paragraph (1), for “member of a married couple or an unmarried couple” substitute “person with a partner”;
(b) in paragraph (2)—
(i) for “wife” substitute “woman”;
(ii) after “husband” insert “or male civil partner”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1458/schedule/3/paragraph/64 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-opposite-sex-couples-regulations-2019/schedule-3/paragraph-64
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