Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023

Meaning of “close family member”

1 (1) This Part of this Schedule applies for the purposes of—

(a) section 9, and

(b) Part 2 of this Schedule,

to determine whether one person (F) is a close family member of another person (D).

(2) F is a close family member of D if F—

(a) was the spouse, civil partner or co-habitee of D on the day of D’s death,

(b) is a child of D,

(c) is a parent of D,

(d) is a brother or sister of D,

(e) is a step-child of D,

(f) was a step-parent of D on the day of D’s death or is a step-parent of D on the day on which the request for the relevant review is made,

(g) is a half-brother or half-sister of D, or

(h) is a step-brother or step-sister of D.

(3) Paragraphs 2 to 5 set out the meanings of “co-habitee”, “step-child”, “step-parent”, “step-brother” and “step-sister” for the purposes of this paragraph.

(4) In this paragraph “relevant review” means—

(a) the review for which a request is made (where this Part of this Schedule applies for the purposes of section 9), or

(b) the review to which the final report relates (where this Part of this Schedule applies for the purposes of Part 2 of this Schedule).