Part 1 Amendments to the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (2020 c 11) | Legislation

SCHEDULE Minor and Consequential Amendments

Section 6

Part 1 Amendments to the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973

1

The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 is amended as follows.

2

Omit section 2 (supplemental provisions as to facts raising presumption of breakdown).

3

In section 3 (bar on petitions for divorce within one year of marriage)—

(a)     in the heading, for “petitions for divorce†substitute “applying for a divorce orderâ€;

(b)     in subsection (1), for “No petition for divorce shall be presented to the court†substitute “An application for a divorce order may not be madeâ€;

(c)     omit subsection (2).

4

Omit section 4 (divorce not precluded by previous judicial separation).

5

Omit section 5 (refusal of decree in five year separation cases on grounds of grave hardship to respondent).

6

In section 6 (attempts at reconciliation of parties to marriage)—

(a)     in subsection (1), for the words from “a petitioner†to “him†substitute “an applicant for a divorce order to certify whether the representative has discussed with the applicant the possibility of reconciliation and given the applicantâ€;

(b)     in subsection (2), for “divorce†substitute “a divorce orderâ€.

7

In section 7 (consideration by the court of certain

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