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Number 24 of 2010
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CIVIL PARTNERSHIP AND CERTAIN RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF COHABITANTS ACT 2010
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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PART 1
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Preliminary and General
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Section
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1. Short title, commencement and collective citation.
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2. Interpretation.
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3. Civil partners.
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PART 2
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Status of Civil Partnership
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4. Declarations of civil partnership status.
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5. Recognition of registered foreign relationships.
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PART 3
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Registration of Civil Partnership
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6. Definition, Part 3.
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7. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2004.
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8. Amendment of section 8 of Act of 2004.
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9. Amendment of section 13 of Act of 2004.
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10. Amendment of section 17 of Act of 2004.
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11. Amendment of section 22 of Act of 2004.
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12. Amendment of section 23 of Act of 2004.
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13. Amendment of section 37 of Act of 2004.
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14. Amendment of section 46 of Act of 2004.
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15. Amendment of section 59 of Act of 2004.
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16. Insertion of new Part 7A of Act of 2004.
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17. Insertion of new Part 7B of Act of 2004.
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18. Amendment of section 60 of Act of 2004.
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19. Amendment of section 64 of Act of 2004.
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20. Amendment of section 65 of Act of 2004.
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21. Amendment of section 66 of Act of 2004.
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22. Amendment of section 69 of Act of 2004.
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23. Amendment of section 70 of Act of 2004.
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24. Amendment of section 73 of Act of 2004.
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25. Amendment of First Schedule to Act of 2004.
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26. New Third Schedule to Act of 2004.
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PART 4
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Shared Home Protection
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27. Interpretation.
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28. Alienation of interest in shared home.
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29. Consent of civil partner.
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30. Conduct leading to loss of shared home.
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31. Payment of outgoings on shared home.
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32. Adjournment of proceedings by mortgagee or lessor for possession or sale of shared home.
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33. Modification of terms of mortgage or lease as to payment of capital sum.
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34. Restriction on disposal of household chattels.
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35. Joinder of parties.
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36. Registration of notice of existence of civil partnership.
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37. Restriction of section 59(2) of Registration of Title Act 1964.
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38. Creation of joint tenancy in shared home exempt from fees.
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39. Offences.
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40. Protection of certain tenancies.
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41. Protection of certain tenancies.
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42. Amendment of Civil Legal Aid Act 1995.
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PART 5
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Maintenance of Civil Partner
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43. Interpretation.
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44. Commencement of periodical payments.
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45. Maintenance order.
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46. Discharge, variation and termination of maintenance order.
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47. Interim order.
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48. Orders in respect of certain agreements between civil partners.
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49. Preservation of pension entitlements.
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50. Transmission of payments through District Court clerk.
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51. Lump sum maintenance orders.
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52. Secured orders.
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PART 6
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Attachment of Earnings
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53. Attachment of earnings order.
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54. Compliance with attachment of earnings order.
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55. Application of sums received by District Court clerk.
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56. Statement as to earnings.
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57. Notification of changes of employment and earnings.
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58. Power to determine whether particular payments are earnings.
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59. Persons in service of State, local authority, etc.
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60. Discharge, variation and lapse of attachment of earnings order.
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61. Cesser of attachment of earnings order.
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62. Other remedies.
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63. Enforcement.
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PART 7
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Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Parts 5 and 6
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64. Payments without deduction of income tax.
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65. Amendment of the Enforcement of Court Orders Act 1940.
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66. Property in household allowance.
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67. Voidance of certain provisions of agreements.
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PART 8
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Succession
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68. Interpretation.
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69. Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1965.
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70. Amendment of section 56 of Act of 1965.
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71. Amendment of section 58 of Act of 1965.
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72. Amendment of section 67 of Act of 1965.
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73. Insertion of new sections in Act of 1965.
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74. Amendment of section 68 of Act of 1965.
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75. Amendment of section 69 of Act of 1965.
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76. Amendment of section 70 of Act of 1965.
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77. Amendment of section 82 of Act of 1965.
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78. Amendment of section 83 of Act of 1965.
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79. Amendment of section 85 of Act of 1965.
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80. Amendment of section 109 of Act of 1965.
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81. Insertion of section 111A in Act of 1965.
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82. Amendment of section 112 of Act of 1965.
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83. Insertion of section 113A in Act of 1965.
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84. Amendment of section 114 of Act of 1965.
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85. Amendment of section 115 of Act of 1965.
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86. Amendment of section 117 of Act of 1965.
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87. Amendment of section 120 of Act of 1965.
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88. Amendment of section 121 of Act of 1965.
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89. Amendment of section 45 of Statute of Limitations 1957.
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PART 9
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Domestic Violence
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90. Interpretation.
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91. Amendment of section 1 of Act of 1996.
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92. Amendment of definition of “the applicant” in section 2 of Act of 1996.
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93. Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1996.
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94. Insertion of section 8A of Act of 1996.
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95. Amendment of section 9 of Act of 1996.
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96. Amendment of section 13 of Act of 1996.
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PART 10
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Miscellaneous Consequences of Civil Partnership Registration
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97. Ethics and conflict of interests.
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98. Amendment of Mental Health Act 2001.
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99. Pensions.
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100. Amendment of the Pensions Act 1990.
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101. Amendment of Criminal Damage Act 1991.
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102. Amendment of Employment Equality Act 1998.
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103. Amendment of Equal Status Act 2000.
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104. Amendment of Powers of Attorney Act 1996.
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105. Amendment of Civil Liability Act 1961.
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106. Determination of questions between civil partners in relation to property.
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PART 11
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Nullity of Civil Partnership
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107. Grant of decree of nullity.
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108. Effect of decree of nullity.
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PART 12
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Dissolution of Civil Partnership
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109. Definitions, etc.
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110. Grant of decree of dissolution.
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111. Adjournment of proceedings to assist reconciliation, mediation or agreements on terms of dissolution.
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112. Non-admissibility as evidence of certain communications.
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113. Effect of decree of dissolution.
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114. Interpretation.
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115. Preliminary orders in proceedings for dissolution.
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116. Maintenance pending suit orders.
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117. Periodical payments and lump sum orders.
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118. Property adjustment orders.
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119. Miscellaneous ancillary orders.
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120. Financial compensation orders.
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121. Pension adjustment orders.
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122. Procedural provisions respecting pension adjustment orders.
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123. Rules respecting payments under schemes.
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124. Payments further to orders under section 121.
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125. Costs.
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126. Other provisions for orders under section 121.
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127. Applications for provision from estate of deceased civil partner.
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128. Orders for sale of property.
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129. Provisions relating to certain orders.
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130. Retrospective periodical payment orders.
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131. Variations etc., of certain orders.
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132. Method of making payments under certain orders.
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133. Stay on certain orders being appealed.
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134. Transmission of periodical payments through District Court clerk.
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135. Application of maintenance pending suit and periodical payment orders to certain members of Defence Forces.
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136. Amendment of Enforcement of Court Orders Act 1940.
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137. Powers of court in relation to transactions intended to prevent or reduce relief.
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138. Cost of mediation and counselling services.
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PART 13
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Jurisdiction and Other Related Matters
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139. Definitions.
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140. Jurisdiction and venue.
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141. Notice of civil partnership law proceedings.
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142. Particulars of property.
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143. Hearing of proceedings.
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144. Conduct of proceedings.
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145. Privacy.
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146. Costs.
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147. Rules of court.
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PART 14
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Other Consequential Amendments, Etc.
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148. Application and amendment of Pensions Act 1990.
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149. Definition.
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150. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1996.
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151. Amendment of section 13 of Act of 1996.
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152. Amendment of section 14 of Act of 1996.
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153. Amendment of section 16 of Act of 1996.
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154. Amendment of section 17 of Act of 1996.
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155. Amendment of section 18 of Act of 1996.
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156. Amendment of section 19 of Act of 1996.
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157. Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1996.
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158. Definition.
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159. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1995.
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160. Amendment of section 8 of Act of 1995.
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161. Amendment of section 9 of Act of 1995.
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162. Amendment of section 11 of Act of 1995.
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163. Amendment of section 12 of Act of 1995.
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164. Amendment of section 15 of Act of 1995.
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165. Amendment of section 15A of Act of 1995.
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166. Amendment of section 23 of Act of 1995.
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167. Amendment of section 25 of Act of 1995.
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168. Property rights.
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169. Redress provisions.
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170. Other miscellaneous provisions.
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PART 15
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Cohabitants
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171. Definitions.
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172. Cohabitant and qualified cohabitant.
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173. Application for redress in respect of economically dependent qualified cohabitant.
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174. Property adjustment orders.
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175. Compensatory maintenance orders.
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176. Attachment of earnings order.
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177. Compliance with attachment of earnings order.
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178. Application of sums received by clerk.
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179. Statement as to earnings.
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180. Notification of changes of employment and earnings.
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181. Power to determine whether particular payments are earnings.
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182. Persons in service of State, local authority, etc.
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183. Discharge, variations and lapse of attachment of earnings order.
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184. Cesser of attachment of earnings order.
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185. Other remedies.
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186. Enforcement.
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187. Pension adjustment orders.
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188. Procedural provisions respecting pension adjustment orders.
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189. Rules respecting payments under schemes.
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190. Payments further to orders under section 187.
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191. Costs.
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192. Value of benefit calculation.
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193. Mediation and other alternatives to proceedings.
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194. Application for provision from estate of deceased cohabitant.
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195. Limitation period.
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196. Jurisdiction and venue.
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197. Particulars of property.
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198. Conduct of proceedings.
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199. Privacy.
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200. Costs.
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201. Rules of court.
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202. Validity of certain agreements between cohabitants.
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203. Amendment of section 39 of Residential Tenancies Act 2004.
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204. Amendment of section 47 of Civil Liability Act 1961.
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205. Amendment of Powers of Attorney Act 1996.
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206. Transitional provision — redress orders.
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207. Transitional provision — agreements.
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PART 16
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Miscellaneous
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208. Saver in relation to rights of others.
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SCHEDULE
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Consequential Amendments to Other Acts
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PART 1
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Conflicts of Interests Provisions
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PART 2
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Pensions Provisions
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PART 3
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Property Rights Provisions
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PART 4
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Redress Provisions
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PART 5
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Miscellaneous Provisions
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Acts Referred to
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Abattoirs Act 1988
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1988, No. 8
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Agricultural Credit Act 1978
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1978, No. 2
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Agriculture Act 1931
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1931, No. 8
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Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998
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1998, No. 24
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Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Act 2004
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2004, No. 11
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Aliens Act 1935
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1935, No. 14
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Aviation Regulation Act 2001
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2001, No. 1
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Bankruptcy Act 1988
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1988, No. 27
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Building Societies Act 1989
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1989, No. 17
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Central Bank Act 1942
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1942, No. 22
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Central Bank Act 1989
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1989, No. 16
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Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003
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2003, No. 12
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Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2004
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2004, No. 21
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Civil Legal Aid Act 1995
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1995, No. 32
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Civil Liability (Amendment) Act 1996
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1996, No. 42
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Civil Liability Act 1961
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1961, No. 41
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Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004
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2004, No. 31
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Civil Registration Act 2004
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2004, No. 3
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Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Act 2005
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2005, No. 17
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Companies Act 1963
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1963, No. 33
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Companies Act 1990
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1990, No. 33
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Company Law Enforcement Act 2001
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2001, No. 28
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Consumer Credit Act 1995
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1995, No. 24
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Consumer Protection Act 2007
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2007, No. 19
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Conveyancing Act 1882
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45 & 46 Vict., c. 39
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Courts (Supplemental Provisions) (Amendment) Act 1991
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1991, No. 23
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Courts of Justice and Court Officers (Superannuation) Act 1961
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1961, No. 16
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Credit Union Act 1997
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1997, No. 15
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Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996
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1996, No. 31
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Criminal Damage Act 1991
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1991, No. 31
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Criminal Justice Act 1999
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1999, No. 10
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Defence Act 1954
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1954, No. 18
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Defence (Amendment) Act 2007
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2007, No. 24
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Digital Hub Development Agency Act 2003
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2003, No. 23
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Disability Act 2005
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2005, No. 14
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Domestic Violence Act 1996
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1996, No. 1
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Domestic Violence Acts 1996 and 2002
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Electoral Act 1992
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1992, No. 23
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Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 1958
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1958, No. 35
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Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 1970
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1970, No. 5
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Employment Equality Act 1998
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1998, No. 21
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Enforcement of Court Orders Act 1926
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1926, No. 18
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Enforcement of Court Orders Act 1940
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1940, No. 23
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Equal Status Act 2000
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2000, No. 8
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Ethics in Public Office Act 1995
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1995, No. 22
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Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996
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1996, No. 33
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Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act 1976
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1976, No. 11
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Family Law Act 1995
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1995, No. 26
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Farm Tax Act 1985
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1985, No. 17
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Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act 1998
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1998, No. 29
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Garda Síochána (Compensation) Act 1941
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1941, No. 19
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Garda Síochána Act 2005
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2005, No. 20
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Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act 2002
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2002, No. 10
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Grangegorman Development Agency Act 2005
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2005, No. 21
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Great Southern Railways Company (Superannuation Scheme) Act 1947
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1947, No. 21
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Harbours Act 1946
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1946, No. 9
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Harbours Acts 1946 to 2005
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Health (Amendment) Act 2005
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2005, No. 3
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Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2001
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2001, No. 14
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Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Act 2007
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2007, No. 1
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Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990
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1990, No. 23
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Health Act 1970
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1970, No. 1
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Health Act 2004
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2004, No. 42
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Housing Act 1988
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1988, No. 28
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Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1979
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1979, No. 27
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Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002
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2002, No. 9
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Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) (Amendment) Act 1983
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1983, No. 22
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Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) Act 1982
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1982, No. 6
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Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003
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2003, No. 30
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Insurance Act 1989
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1989, No. 3
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Insurance Act 2000
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2000, No. 42
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Investor Compensation Act 1998
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1998, No. 37
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Irish Horse Racing Industry Act 1994
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1994, No. 18
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Judgements (Ireland) Act 1844
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1844, c. 90
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Land Act 1931
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1931, No. 11
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Land Act 1933
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1933, No. 38
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Land Act 1936
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1936, No. 41
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Land Act 1965
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1965, No. 2
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Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act 1968
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1968, No. 24
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Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act 1992
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1992, No. 19
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Local Government (Superannuation) Act 1980
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1980, No. 8
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Local Government Act 1941
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1941, No. 23
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Local Government Act 2001
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2001, No. 37
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Mental Health Act 2001
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2001, No. 25
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Ministerial, Parliamentary and Judicial Offices and Oireachtas Members (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2001
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2001, No. 33
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Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act 1938
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1938, No. 38
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National Development Finance Agency Act 2002
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2002, No. 29
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National Minimum Wage Act 2000
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2000, No. 5
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National Sports Campus Development Authority Act 2006
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2006, No. 19
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Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997
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1997, No. 26
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Occasional Trading Act 1979
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1979, No. 35
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Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act 1938
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1938, No. 34
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Oireachtas (Allowances to Members)(Amendment) Act 1968
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1968, No. 8
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Organisation of Working Time Act 1997
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1997, No. 20
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Partition Act 1868
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1868, c. 40
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Partition Act 1876
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1876, c. 17
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Pensions (Amendment) Act 1996
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1996, No. 18
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Pensions (Amendment) Act 2002
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2002, No. 18
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Pensions Act 1990
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1990, No. 25
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Pharmacy Act 2007
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2007, No. 20
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Pilotage Order Confirmation Act 1927
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1927, No. 1(P)
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Planning and Development Act 2000
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2000, No. 30
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Powers of Attorney Act 1996
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1996, No. 12
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Presidential Establishment Act 1938
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1938, No. 24
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Presidential Establishment (Amendment) Act 1991
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1991, No. 10
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Private Security Services Act 2004
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2004, No. 12
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Prosecution of Offences Act 1974
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1974, No. 22
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Railway Safety Act 2005
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2005, No. 31
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Refugee Act 1996
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1996, No. 17
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Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006
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2006, No. 12
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Registration of Title Act 1964
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1964, No. 16
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Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002
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2002, No. 13
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Residential Tenancies Act 2004
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2004, No. 27
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Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006
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2006, No. 8
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Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004
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2004, No. 9
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Social Welfare Acts
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Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007
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2007, No. 8
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Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2008
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2008, No. 2
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Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1994
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1994, No. 27
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Statistics Act 1993
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1993, No. 21
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Statute of Limitations 1957
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1957, No. 6
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Succession Act 1965
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1965, No. 27
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Sustainable Energy Act 2002
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2002, No. 2
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Taxes Consolidation Act 1997
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1997, No. 39
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Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001
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2001, No. 55
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Trustee Savings Banks Act 1989
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1989, No. 21
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Unfair Dismissals Act 1977
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1977, No. 10
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Valuation Act 2001
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2001, No. 13
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Vocational Education Act 1930
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1930, No. 29
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Number 24 of 2010
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CIVIL PARTNERSHIP AND CERTAIN RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF COHABITANTS ACT 2010
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AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF CIVIL PARTNERS AND FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF THAT REGISTRATION, TO PROVIDE FOR THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF COHABITANTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS.
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[19th July, 2010]
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
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