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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-amendment-no-2-rules-northern-ireland-2005/article-39",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2005/497",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Proceedings (Amendment No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-amendment-no-2-rules-northern-ireland-2005",
  "path": "article/39",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "39",
  "heading": "Amendment to the 1996 Rules",
  "text": "In rule 2.48 (Application under Article 12(2) of the Order of 1978)—\n(a) in the heading, after “the Order of 1978” insert “or section 172(2) of the Act of 2004”;\n(b) in paragraph (1)—\n(i) after “for divorce” insert “or dissolution”; and\n(ii) for “the divorce” substitute “that divorce or dissolution”;\n(c) in paragraph (5), after “the Order of 1978” insert “or section 172(2) of the Act of 2004”;\n(d) in paragraph (7), for “A statement of any of the matters” substitute “In a matrimonial cause, a statement of any of the matters”; and\n(e) after paragraph (7) insert—\n“(7A) In a civil partnership cause, a statement of any of the matters mentioned in section 172(4) of the Act of 2004 with respect to which the court is satisfied and a statement that the conditions for which that sub-section and section 172(5) provide have been fulfilled shall be entered in the court records.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/497/article/39",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:49:56.744185+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}