SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 28Consequential amendments: Scotland

Part 2Amendments of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 37)

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1

Amend section 17 (financial provision on declarator of nullity of marriage) as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

after first “marriage” insert “ or of a civil partnership ”,

b

after first “divorce” insert “ or for dissolution of a civil partnership ”,

c

after second “marriage” insert “ and “action for dissolution of a civil partnership” includes an action for declarator of nullity of a civil partnership ”, and

d

for “and “divorce”” substitute “ , “divorce” and “dissolution of a civil partnership” ”.

3

In subsection (2)—

a

after first “marriage” insert “ or of nullity of a civil partnership ”, and

b

at the end insert “ or civil partnership ”.