{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-causes-act-1973/section-52A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-causes-act-1973/section-52A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1973/18",
  "legislation_title": "Matrimonial Causes Act 1973",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-causes-act-1973",
  "path": "section/52A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "52A",
  "heading": "Interpretation of certain references to divorce orders, nullity of marriage orders and judicial separation orders",
  "text": "(1) In sections 21(2), 23(1) and (5), 24(1) and (3), 24A(3), 24B(1) and (2), 24E(1) and (2), 25A(1) and (3), 28(1) to (2) and 31—\n(a) a reference to a divorce order includes a decree of divorce,\n(b) a reference to a nullity of marriage order includes a decree of nullity of marriage;\n(c) a reference to a judicial separation order includes a decree of judicial separation;\n(d) a reference to making includes granting;\n(e) a reference to an order being made final includes a decree being made absolute.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 52A inserted (6.4.2022) by Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (c. 11), s. 8(1)(8), Sch. para. 32; S.I. 2022/283, reg. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/18/section/52A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:47:46.859204+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."
}