PART 2Amendment of primary legislation

Amendment of the Domicile and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1973

3.—(1) Paragraph 5 of Schedule A1 (power to make provision corresponding to EC Regulation 2201/2003) to the Domicile and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1973(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading for “EC Regulation 2201/2003” substitute “provision for opposite sex married couples”.

(3) In sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)in paragraph (a)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (i) for “a member state,” substitute “England and Wales, or”;

(ii)omit sub-paragraph (ii) and the “or” following it;

(iii)in sub-paragraph (iii) for “a part of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland” substitute “England and Wales”;

(b)omit paragraph (b) and the “and” preceding it.

(4) Omit sub-paragraphs (2) to (4).