Commentary on provisions of the Act Schedule: Minor and consequential amendments
The provisions in this Schedule have the same extent and application as the provisions that they amend. The provisions amended by Parts 1 and 2 extend to England and Wales only. The provisions amended by Part 3 extend and apply to England and Wales, in a small number of cases also extend and apply to Northern Ireland and Scotland, in one instance apply to Wales only, in one instance extend and apply to Scotland only and in one instance extend and apply to Northern Ireland only.
	Part 1 of this Schedule makes amendments to the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 that are minor and consequential on sections 1 and 2 of this Act, for consistency of approach and terminology within the Act and with present and amended provisions of the Civil Partnership Act 2004.
	Part 2 of this Schedule amends the Civil Partnership Act 2004 in a number of minor ways that are consequential on sections 3, 4 and 5 of this Act, and for consistency of terminology and approach within the Act.
	Part 3 makes amendments to other Acts that are minor and consequential on sections 1 to 5 of the Act, typically where these other Acts contain references to decrees of divorce, judicial separation or nullity that need to be amended to reflect the new terminology of orders.