The Marriage, Civil Partnership and Civil Registration (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Marriage, Civil Partnership and Civil Registration (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 and shall come into operation on 11^th March 2022.

Interpretation

2.  The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (1) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Amendments to Marriage Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

3.—(1) The Marriage Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(2) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In Regulation 6(1) after “Schedule 2” insert “, 2A or 2B”.

(3) In Regulation 10(b) after “Schedule 8” insert “, 8A or 8B”.

(4) In Regulation 35 –

(a) in paragraph (a) after “Schedule 13” insert “, 13A or 13B”; and

(b) in paragraph (b) after “Schedule 14” insert “, 14A or 14B”.

(5) In Regulation 36(1) after “Schedule 15” insert “, 15A or 15B”.

(6) Part 1 of the Schedule (which contains further amendments) shall have effect.

Amendments to Civil Partnership Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

4.—(1) The Civil Partnership Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (3) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In Regulation 6 after “Schedule 2” insert “, 2A or 2B”.

(3) In Regulation 32 –

(a) in paragraph (a) after “Schedule 8” insert “, 8A or 8B”; and

(b) in paragraph (b) after “Schedule 9” insert “, 9A or 9B”.

(4) In Regulation 33(1) after “Schedule 10” insert “, 10A or 10B”.

(5) Part 2 of the Schedule (which contains further amendments) shall have effect.

Amendments to Civil Registration Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

5.—(1) The Civil Registration Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (4) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In Regulation 11(1) after “Form 1” insert “, 1A or 1B”.

(3) In Regulation 12(4) after “Form 1,” insert “1A or 1B,”.

(4) In Regulation 16 –

(a) in paragraph (1) after “Form 2” insert “, 2A or 2B”; and

(b) in paragraph (2) after “Form 2” insert “, 2A or 2B” and after “Form 1, insert “1A or 1B”.

(5) In Regulation 20 after “Form 2,” insert “2A or 2B”.

(6) In Regulation 24(1) after “Form 3” insert “, 3A or 3B”.

(7) In Regulation 25(2) after “Form 3,” insert “3A or 3B”.

(8) In Regulation 31 after “Form 1” insert “, 1A or 1B”.

(9) In Regulation 35(2) after “Form 19” insert “, 19A or 19B”.

(10) In Regulation 37(2) after “Form 20” insert “, 20A or 20B”.

(11) Part 3 of the Schedule (which contains further amendments) shall have effect.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 17th February 2022

(L.S.)

Sharon Smyth

A senior officer of the

Department of Finance