Special Guardianship (Wales) Regulations 2005
77.—(1) In the Schedule to the Special Guardianship (Wales) Regulations 2005(1), in paragraph 3—
(a)in sub-paragraph (ba)—
(i)after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”;
(ii)after “subsequently married” insert “or formed a civil partnership”;
(iii)omit “and whether they have divorced or separated”;
(b)after sub-paragraph (ba) insert—
“(bb)whether—
(i)if the child’s parents have been married as mentioned in sub-paragraph (ba), they are divorced or separated; or
(ii)if the child’s parents have been civil partners as so mentioned, the partnership has been dissolved or they are separated;”;
(c)in sub-paragraph (d), after “married” insert “or civil partners”.
(2) In the Welsh language text of those Regulations, in the Schedule, in paragraph 3—
(a)in sub-paragraph (ba)—
(i)after “â’i gilydd” insert “, neu’n bartneriaid sifil i’w gilydd,”;
(ii)after “briodasant” insert “neu a ffurfiasant bartneriaeth sifil”;
(iii)omit “ac a ydynt wedi ysgaru neu wedi gwahanu”;
(b)after sub-paragraph (ba) insert—
“(bb)a yw—
(i)rhieni’r plentyn wedi ysgaru neu wedi gwahanu, os ydynt wedi bod yn briod fel y crybwyllwyd yn is-baragraff (ba); neu
(ii)os yw rhieni’r plentyn wedi bod yn bartneriaid sifil fel y crybwyllwyd, a yw’r bartneriaeth wedi ei diddymu neu a ydynt wedi gwahanu;”;
(c)in sub-paragraph (ch), after “briod” insert “nac yn bartneriaid sifil”.
S.I. 2005/1513 (W.117), relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2014/3061 and 2018/573.