Assembly Members (Independent Financial Review and Standards) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

3.  In this Schedule—

“civil partner” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33);

“cohabitant” means either member of a couple consisting of—

(a)

a man and a woman who are living together as if they were husband and wife; or

(b)

two persons of the same sex who are living together as if they were civil partners;

“councillor” means a member of a district council;

“family member” means—

(a)

parent, child, grandparent or grandchild;

(b)

brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece (whether of the full or half blood);

(c)

spouse or any person related to a spouse in any of the ways set out in subparagraphs (a) or (b);

(d)

civil partner or any person related to a civil partner in any of the ways set out in sub-paragraphs (a) or (b); and

(e)

cohabitant or any person related to a cohabitant in any of the ways set out in sub-paragraphs (a) or (b); and

“political party” means a party registered under Part 2 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41).