SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 29Minor and consequential amendments: Northern Ireland
88Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12))
1
Amend Article 79 (compellability of accused’s spouse) as follows.
2
In paragraphs (2), (2A) and (3), for “wife or husband” (in each place) substitute “spouse or civil partner”.
3
After paragraph (5) insert—
5A
In any criminal proceedings a person who has been but is no longer the civil partner of the accused shall be compellable to give evidence as if that person and the accused had never been civil partners.
4
In the heading to Article 79, after “accused’s spouse” insert “or civil partner”.