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Paragraph 5 Power to make provision corresponding to provision for opposite sex married couplesF1F7

(1)

The Lord Chancellor may by regulations make provision—

(a)

as to the jurisdiction of courts in England and Wales in proceedings for the divorce of, or annulment of the marriage of, a same sex couple or for judicial separation of a married same sex couple where one of the couple—

(i)

is or has been habitually resident in F2England and Wales, or,

F3(ii)

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(iii)

is domiciled in F4England and Wales, F5...

(b)

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(3)

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(4)

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(5)

Regulations under this paragraph are to be made by statutory instrument.

(6)

A statutory instrument containing regulations under this paragraph may not be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the order or regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. A1 inserted (31.10.2013 for specified purposes, 13.3.2014 in so far as not already in force) by Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30), s. 21(3), Sch. 4 para. 8; S.I. 2013/2789, art. 2(b); S.I. 2014/93, art. 3(j)(i)

F2

Words in Sch. A1 para. 5(1)(a)(i) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Civil Partnership and Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Jurisdiction and Judgments) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/495), regs. 1, 3(3)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3

Sch. A1 para. 5(1)(a)(ii) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Civil Partnership and Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Jurisdiction and Judgments) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/495), regs. 1, 3(3)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4

Words in Sch. A1 para. 5(1)(a)(iii) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Civil Partnership and Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Jurisdiction and Judgments) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/495), regs. 1, 3(3)(a)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5

Sch. A1 para. 5(1)(b) and word omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Civil Partnership and Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Jurisdiction and Judgments) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/495), regs. 1, 3(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6

Sch. A1 para. 5(2)-(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Civil Partnership and Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Jurisdiction and Judgments) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/495), regs. 1, 3(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F7

Words in Sch. A1 para. 5 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Civil Partnership and Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Jurisdiction and Judgments) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/495), regs. 1, 3(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)