The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019

Overseas relationships: transitional modifications of CPA 2004: dissolution, finances etcN.I.

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171.—(1) Section 165 of CPA 2004 (time bar on applications for dissolution orders) applies in relation to a relevant pre-commencement relationship as if for “formation of the civil partnership” there were substituted “registration of the overseas relationship”.

(2) Paragraph 16(2)(d) of Schedule 15 to CPA 2004 (including as it applies by virtue of paragraph 10(3)(a) of Schedule 17 of CPA 2004) applies to an application made under Part 1 of Schedule 15, or Part 1 of Schedule 17, to CPA 2004 in relation to a relevant pre-commencement relationship as if for “the duration of the civil partnership” there were substituted “the duration of the overseas relationship by virtue of which they are treated as having formed a civil partnership”.

(3) Paragraph 5(2)(d) of Schedule 16 to CPA 2004 applies to an application made under Part 1 of that Schedule in relation to a relevant pre-commencement relationship as if for “duration of the civil partnership” there were substituted “duration of the overseas relationship by virtue of which they are treated as having formed a civil partnership”.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 171 in force at 13.1.2020, see reg. 1(2)