Article 57 Amendment to the 1996 Rules

In rule 2.72 (Consent orders), in paragraph (1)—

(a)

after “the Order of 1978” insert “or Parts 1, 2, 3 and 8 of Schedule 15 to the Act of 2004”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (a), after “marriage” insert “or civil partnership”;

(c)

for sub-paragraph (d) substitute—

“(d)

whether either party has subsequently married or formed a civil partnership or has any present intention to do so or to cohabit with another person;”; and

(d)

in sub-paragraph (dd), after “the Order of 1978” insert “or under paragraphs 10, 20 and 21 of Schedule 15 to the Act of 2004”.