Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 3175 (C.136)
CIVIL PARTNERSHIP
The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2005
Made
14th November 2005
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 263 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004( 1 ).
In accordance with that section of that Act, he has consulted the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland with respect to article 3 of, and Schedule 2 to, this Order.
Citation, interpretation and extent
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2005.
(2) In this Order—
(a) “the Act” means the Civil Partnership Act 2004; and
(b) “the 1949 Act” means the Marriage Act 1949( 2 ).
(3) This Order does not extend to the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
Commencement not requiring consultation
2. —(1) The provisions of the Act specified in Schedule 1 to this Order shall come into force on 5th December 2005.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) to (5), Schedule 27 to the Act shall, in so far as it is not already in force, come into force on 5th December 2005.
(3) Paragraph 13(4) and (5) of Schedule 27 shall not be commenced by this Order.
(4) Paragraph 13(6) of Schedule 27 shall only be commenced so as to omit subsections (6) and (7) of section 1 of the 1949 Act, and only in so far as those subsections apply to Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the 1949 Act.
(5) Paragraph 17 of Schedule 27 shall only be commenced in so far as it substitutes Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 to the 1949 Act.
(6) Subject to paragraph (7), Schedule 30 to the Act, except so far as relating to any Acts of the Scottish Parliament or any provision which extends to Northern Ireland only, shall come into force on 5th December 2005.
(7) The amendment of the 1949 Act in Schedule 30 shall only be commenced so as to repeal subsections (6) and (7) of section 1 of that Act, and only in so far as those subsections apply to Part 2 of Schedule 1 to that Act.
(8) Paragraph 13(2)(a) of Schedule 9 to the Act shall come into force on 5th December 2005 immediately after section 3 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004( 3 ) has come into force.
(9) Sections 75(2) and 79 of the Act shall come into force on 30th December 2005.
Commencement requiring consultation
3. The provisions of the Act specified in Schedule 2 to this Order shall come into force on 5th December 2005.
Meg Munn
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women and Equality
Department of Trade and Industry
14th November 2005
Article 2(1)
SCHEDULE 1 COMMENCEMENT OF PROVISIONS NOT REQUIRING CONSULTATION
Section 2 in so far as it is not already in force
Sections 3 to 7
Section 8 in so far as it is not already in force
Section 9
Section 10 in so far as it is not already in force
Section 11
Section 12(1) and (3)
Section 13
Section 14(1), (3), (4) and (5)
Sections 15 to 17
Sections 18 and 19 in so far as they are not already in force
Section 20
Section 21 in so far as it is not already in force
Sections 22 to 24
Section 25(1), (2), (3), (4), (6) and (7)
Sections 26 to 33
Section 34(2)
Sections 37 to 41
Section 42 in so far as it is not already in force
Sections 43 and 44
Section 45(1), (2), (5), (6), (7) and (8)
Sections 46 to 60
Section 61 in so far as it is not already in force
Sections 62 and 63
Section 64(3)
Section 65
Section 66 in so far as it is not already in force
Sections 67 to 74
Section 75(1), (3) and (4)
Sections 76 to 78
Sections 80 to 84
Sections 249, 251 and 253
Section 254(1) in so far as it relates to the provisions in Schedule 24 to the Act which are brought into force by this Order
Sections 256 and 257
Section 261(1)
Section 261(4) except so far as relating to any Acts of the Scottish Parliament or any provision which extends to Northern Ireland only
Schedule 1 in so far as it is not already in force, except paragraphs 3 and 9
Schedule 2, except paragraph 15(2) and (3)
Schedules 3 and 4
Schedule 5 in so far as it is not already in force, except Part 7
Schedule 6 in so far as it is not already in force
Schedule 7 in so far as it is not already in force, except paragraph 10(4)(b), (5)(b) and (9)(c)
Schedule 8
Schedule 9 except paragraph 13(2)(a)
Schedule 23 in so far as it is not already in force
Schedule 24 except paragraphs 7 to 12, 67 to 85, 87, 89 to 99, 102 to 105, 107 to 117, 128 to 137, and 148 to 151
Schedule 25
Schedule 26 in so far as it is not already in force
Article 3
SCHEDULE 2 COMMENCEMENT OF PROVISIONS REQUIRING CONSULTATION
Section 1
Section 210(3)
Section 212
Section 213(1)
Sections 214 to 218
Section 220 in so far as it is not already in force
Sections 221 and 222
Sections 224 and 225
Section 227
Section 228 in so far as it is not already in force
Sections 229 and 230
Sections 232 to 236
Section 237(1) and (6)
Section 238
Section 245 in so far as it is not already in force
Sections 246 and 247(1)
Section 250
Schedules 20 and 21