JUDGMENTS, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Partnership (Jurisdiction and Recognition of Judgments) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 5 December 2005. Extent 2 1 Except as provided by this regulation, these Regulations extend to England and Wales and Northern Ireland. 2 Regulation 4 extends to England and Wales only. 3 Regulation 5 extends to Northern Ireland only. Application 3 1 These Regulations apply to proceedings for the dissolution or annulment of an overseas relationship entitled to be treated as a civil partnership, or the legal separation of the same, as they apply to proceedings for the dissolution or annulment of a civil partnership or the legal separation of civil partners. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 1 Jurisdiction Jurisdiction: England and Wales 4 The courts in England and Wales shall have jurisdiction in relation to proceedings for the dissolution or annulment of a civil partnership or for the legal separation of civil partners where on the date of the application — a both civil partners are habitually resident in England and Wales; b both civil partners were last habitually resident in England and Wales and one of the civil partners continues to reside there; c the respondent is habitually resident in England and Wales; ca in a joint application only, either civil partner is habitually resident in England and Wales; d the applicant is habitually resident in England and Wales and has resided there for at least one year immediately before the application was made ... e the applicant is domiciled and habitually resident in England and Wales and has resided there for at least six months immediately before the application was made or f both civil partners are domiciled in England and Wales. Jurisdiction: Northern Ireland 5 The courts in Northern Ireland shall have jurisdiction in relation to proceedings for the dissolution or annulment of a civil partnership or for the legal separation of civil partners where on the date of the application — a both civil partners are habitually resident in Northern Ireland; b both civil partners were last habitually resident in Northern Ireland and one of the civil partners continues to reside there; c the respondent is habitually resident in Northern Ireland; d the applicant is habitually resident in Northern Ireland and has resided there for at least one year immediately before the application was made ; ... e the applicant is domiciled and habitually resident in Northern Ireland and has resided there for at least six months immediately before the application was made or f both civil partners are domiciled in Northern Ireland . PART 2 Recognition and Refusal of Recognition of Judgments Definitions for Part 2 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recognition of a judgment 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refusal of recognition of a judgment 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jurisdiction and review 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Differences in applicable law 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stay of proceedings 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Falconer of Thoroton, C 1st December 2005