Paragraph 4 Meaning of “couple”
England, Wales and Scotland
In this scheme “couple” means—
two people who are married to, or civil partners of, each other and who are members of the same household; or
two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together as if they were a married couple or civil partners.
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Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. Scheme para. 4(1)(a)(b) substituted for Sch. Scheme para. 4(1)(a)-(d) (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 96(a)
- F2
Sch. Scheme para. 4(2) omitted (2.12.2019) by virtue of The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 96(b)