The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 and Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2014 No. 3229

SCHEDULE 5 U.K. CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS TO PRIMARY LEGISLATION

Welfare Reform Act 2007 S

17.—(1) Paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007(1) (income-related allowance) is amended as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraph (5), for the definition of “couple” substitute—

““couple” means—

(a)

two people who are married to, or civil partners of, each other and are members of the same household; or

(b)

two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together as a married couple otherwise than in prescribed circumstances;”.

(3) Omit sub-paragraph (6).

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 5 para. 17 in force at 16.12.2014, see art. 1(2)

(1)

2007 c.5; paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 was amended by the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c.24), sections 5(2), 9(3)(b) and 58(1) and Schedule 7 and S.I. 2014/560, and repealed by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012. That repeal has been brought into force for certain purposes, but has yet to be brought into force for the remaining purposes.