Section 1I — Property (Relationships) Act 1976: Part 6 (contracting out)

1I Part 6 (contracting out) Part 6 deals with the rights of spouses or partners to decide themselves how their property is to be divided. It deals with matters like— (a) does a property agreement between the spouses or partners have to be in writing? (b) do the spouses or partners need legal advice about entering into a property agreement? (c) can a Court overrule a property agreement? Part 1 (comprising sections 1A to 1L) was inserted, as from 1 February 2002, by section 6 Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 5). See Part 9 of this Act as to the transitional and saving provisions. Section 1I was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 3(1) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 19) by substituting the word “ partners ” for the words “ de facto partners ” wherever they appear.