2

For the purposes of this paragraph, a civil partnership is not to be treated as having come to an end—

a

by reason of its having been—

i

converted into a marriage under section 9 of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013;

ii

changed into a marriage under the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977;

iii

changed into a marriage in accordance with provision made under section 10 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014; or

iv

changed into a marriage under Part 5 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 and Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2014; or

b

by reason of a marriage which has been treated in Northern Ireland as a civil partnership ceasing to be so treated with effect from 13 January 2020.