Amendment Tracker

Gazette amendments to the Children Act (2012 Revision) since the 2012 Revision.

Law 36 of 2020LG64/S2

Pending

Commencement: immediately after the commencement of the Civil Partnership Law, 2020

s.2amendedAdded definitions for 'civil partner' and 'civil partnership', and substituted the definition of 'relative'.

s.9amendedInserted references to civil partners in section 9(2).

s.10amendedInserted 'or civil partner' after the word 'spouse' wherever it appears in section 10(4)(b).

s.11amendedInserted references to civil partners in section 11(2).

s.15amendedAmended the heading and text of section 15 to include 'civil partnership'.

s.16amendedInserted references to civil partnerships in section 16.

s.17amendedDeleted 'born in lawful wedlock' wherever it appears in section 17(1) and (2)(c).

s.18amendedInserted references to civil partners in section 18(1)(a).