Children and Family Relationships Act 2015
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PART 6 Amendments to Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act 1976 | ||
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Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1976 | ||
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71. Section 3 of the Act of 1976 is amended in subsection (1) — | ||
(a) in the definition of “antecedent order”, by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (d): | ||
“(da) an order under section 8A of this Act (in so far as it is deemed under that section to be a maintenance order),”, | ||
(b) in the definition of “maintenance debtor”, by the substitution of “person” for “spouse” wherever it occurs, | ||
(c) in the definition of “maintenance order”, by the substitution of “an order under section 5, 5A, 5B or 5C” for “an order under either section 5 or 5A”, and | ||
(d) by the insertion of the following definitions: | ||
“ ‘Act of 2010’ means the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 ; | ||
‘civil partner’ shall be construed in accordance with section 3 of the Act of 2010; | ||
‘cohabitant’ shall be construed in accordance with section 172(1) of the Act of 2010 and includes a former cohabitant;”. |