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Paragraph 56 Asylum Support Regulations 2000

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(1)

The Asylum Support Regulations 2000f1 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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Footnotes

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S.I. 2000/704. Relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2005/2114.