# The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 77: Special Guardianship (Wales) Regulations 2005


(1) In the Schedule to the Special Guardianship (Wales) Regulations 2005, in paragraph 3—
(a) in sub-paragraph (ba)—
(i) after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”;
(ii) after “subsequently married” insert “or formed a civil partnership”;
(iii) omit “and whether they have divorced or separated”;
(b) after sub-paragraph (ba) insert—
“(bb) whether—
(i) if the child’s parents have been married as mentioned in sub-paragraph (ba), they are divorced or separated; or
(ii) if the child’s parents have been civil partners as so mentioned, the partnership has been dissolved or they are separated;”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (d), after “married” insert “or civil partners”.
(2) In the Welsh language text of those Regulations, in the Schedule, in paragraph 3—
(a) in sub-paragraph (ba)—
(i) after “â’i gilydd” insert “, neu’n bartneriaid sifil i’w gilydd,”;
(ii) after “briodasant” insert “neu a ffurfiasant bartneriaeth sifil”;
(iii) omit “ac a ydynt wedi ysgaru neu wedi gwahanu”;
(b) after sub-paragraph (ba) insert—
“(bb) a yw—
(i) rhieni’r plentyn wedi ysgaru neu wedi gwahanu, os ydynt wedi bod yn briod fel y crybwyllwyd yn is-baragraff (ba); neu
(ii) os yw rhieni’r plentyn wedi bod yn bartneriaid sifil fel y crybwyllwyd, a yw’r bartneriaeth wedi ei diddymu neu a ydynt wedi gwahanu;”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (ch), after “briod” insert “nac yn bartneriaid sifil”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111190784/schedule/3/paragraph/77 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-civil-partnership-opposite-sex-couples-regulations-2019/schedule-3/paragraph-77
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