Children and Family Relationships Act 2015

Amendment of section 125 of Principal Act

131. Section 125 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (2)(b) —

(i) in subparagraph (ii), by the substitution of “child,” for “child, or”,

(ii) in subparagraph (iii), by the substitution of “child,” for “child.”, and

(iii) by the insertion of the following subparagraphs after subparagraph (iii):

“(iv) the civil partner of a parent of the child, or

(v) the cohabitant of a parent of the child where the cohabitant and that parent are a cohabiting couple.”,

and

(b) in subsection (3) —

(i) in paragraph (c), by the substitution of “child,” for “child, or”, and

(ii) by the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph (c):

“(ca) the civil partner of a parent of the child,

(cb) the cohabitant of a parent of the child where the cohabitant and that parent are a cohabiting couple, or”.