The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005

Article 2

SCHEDULEAMENDMENTS TO MISCELLANEOUS SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION

PART 1

Registration (Births, Still-Births and Deaths) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1973(1)

1.—(1) In regulation 2(1) (Interpretation), after the definition of “short birth certificate” insert—

““status” means marital or civil partnership status”.

(2) In Form 3 of Schedule 1 (PARTICULARS FOR REGISTRATION OF A DEATH) at paragraph 6 in the list of particulars to be registered, for “Marital status” substitute “Status”.

The Adopted Persons (Birth Records) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995(2)

2.—(1) In regulation 3 (Application for verification in connection with intended marriage)—

(a)after “marry” insert “or with whom he intends to form a civil partnership”; and

(b)after “1984” insert “or Schedule 12 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004(3)”.

(2) For Schedule 3 (Form of application for verification of any relationship in connection with marriage (Article 54 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987)) substitute the Schedule set out in Part 2 of this Schedule.

The Marriage Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(4)

3.—(1) In regulation 2 (Interpretation), after the definition of “place approval” insert—

““status” means marital or civil partnership status;”.

(2) In regulation 5(c) (Marriage Notice Book), for “marital status” substitute “status”.

(3) For Schedule 1 (MARRIAGE NOTICE NORTHERN IRELAND, Article 3 of the Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003) substitute the Schedule set out in Part 3 of this Schedule.

(4) In Schedule 2 (MARRIAGE SCHEDULE, Article 7 of the Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003), at paragraph 5 for “Marital Status” substitute “Status”.

(5) In Schedule 3 (CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF LEGAL CAPACITY TO MARRY, Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003), for “Marital status” substitute “Status” where it occurs.

(6) For Schedule 7 (MARRIAGE NOTICE NORTHERN IRELAND, Articles 3 & 21 (2nd Marriage) of the Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003) substitute the Schedule set out in Part 4 of this Schedule.

(7) In Schedule 8 (MARRIAGE SCHEDULE, Articles 7 & 21 (2nd Marriage) of the Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003), at paragraph 5 for “Marital Status” substitute “Status”.

(8) In Schedule 13 (REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE IN NORTHERN IRELAND, CERTIFIED COPY OF AN ENTRY IN MARRIAGE REGISTRATION RECORDS, Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003), at paragraph 5 for “Marital Status” substitute “Status”.

(9) In Schedule 14 (REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE IN NORTHERN IRELAND, CERTIFIED COPY OF AN ENTRY IN MARRIAGE REGISTRATION RECORDS, Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003), at paragraph 5 for “Marital Status” substitute “Status”.

(10) In Schedule 15 (EXTRACT FROM MARRIAGE REGISTRATION RECORDS, Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003), at paragraph 5 for “Marital Status” substitute “Status”.