126(1)Amend subsection (7) of section 10 (the child maintenance bonus) as follows.E+W
(2)After the definition of “child maintenance” insert—
““couple” means—
(a)a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household;
(b)a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife otherwise than in prescribed circumstances;
(c)two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are members of the same household; or
(d)two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners otherwise than in prescribed circumstances;”.
(3)In the definition of “family” for “married or unmarried couple” (in each place) substitute “ couple ”.
(4)Omit the definitions of “married couple” and “unmarried couple”.