138. Section 34 of the Act of 2010 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “make it difficult for the applicant or a dependent child of the civil partners to reside” for “make it difficult for the applicant to reside”, and

(b) in subsection (4) —

(i) by the substitution of “place the applicant or a dependent child of the civil partners” for “place the applicant”, and

(ii) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of “make it difficult for the applicant or a dependent child of the civil partners to reside” for “make it difficult for the applicant to reside”.