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Section 30 — Property (Relationships) Act 1976: Orders in relation to insurance policies

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30 Orders in relation to insurance policies Where an application under this Act relates to any policy of assurance or insurance the Court may— (a) Vest the policy in either spouse or partner subject to such conditions (including the payment of premiums by either spouse or partner) as it thinks just: (b) Direct the payment of a proportion of the surrender or paid-up value from one spouse or partner to the other: (c) Make such other order as it thinks just. Paragraph (a) was amended, as from 1 February 2002, by section 32(a) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 5) by substituting the words “ either spouse or de facto partner ” for the words “ the husband or the wife ” . See Part 9 of this Act as to the transitional and saving provisions. Paragraph (a) was amended, as from 1 February 2002, by section 32(b) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 5) by inserting, after the word “ spouse ” , the words “ or de facto partner ” . See Part 9 of this Act as to the transitional and saving provisions. Paragraph (a) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 3(2) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 19) by substituting the word “ partner ” for the words “ de facto partner ” in both places they appear. Paragraph (b) was amended, as from 1 February 2002, by section 32(b) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 5), by inserting, after the word “ spouse ” , the words “ or de facto partner ” . See Part 9 of this Act as to the transitional and saving provisions. Paragraph (b) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 3(2) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 19) by substituting the word “ partner ” for the words “ de facto partner ” .

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