Article 2(1)
1. In regulation 3 of the Smallholdings (Selection of Tenants) Regulations 1970(1)—
(a)in paragraph (2), for “widow” substitute “surviving spouse or surviving civil partner”;
(b)in paragraph (4)(a), for “wife or husband” insert “spouse or civil partner”; and
(c)in paragraph (4), for sub-paragraph (d), substitute—
“(d)any person (not within (b) or (c) above) who, in case of any marriage or civil partnership to which the deceased tenant was at any time a party, was treated by the deceased tenant as a child of the family in relation to that marriage or civil partnership.”.
2. In paragraph 17 of Schedule 3 to the Local Authorities' Cemeteries Order 1977(2), for “husband or wife” substitute “spouse or a civil partner”.
3.—(1) Amend the Trade Union (Nominations) Regulations 1977(3) as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(6), for “husband, wife” substitute “spouse or civil partner,”.
(3) In regulation 3(1), for paragraph (c), substitute “by the formation of a subsequent marriage or civil partnership by the nominator”.
(4) In regulation 3(2)—
(a)for “marriage of nominator” substitute “formation of a subsequent marriage or civil partnership by the nominator”; and
(b)after “marriage” (in each place) insert “or civil partnership”.
4. In rule 20(2)(a) of the Coroners Rules 1984(4), after “spouse,” insert “civil partner,”.
5. In articles 16(3) and 22(2) of the Customs and Excise (Personal Reliefs for Special Visitors) Order 1992(5), after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”.
6. Amend the Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1997(6) as follows.
(1) In regulation 2—
(a)in paragraph (4), after “spouse” insert “or his civil partner”; and
(b)in paragraph (5), after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”.
(2) In the Schedule—
(a)in paragraph 2, after “spouse,” insert “civil partner”;
(b)in paragraph 3(1), after “spouse” insert “, civil partner”; and
(c)in paragraph 7, after “spouse” (in each place) insert “or civil partner”.
7. In regulation 11(2) of the Good Laboratory Practice Regulations 1999(7), for “married, his spouse” substitute “married or a civil partner, his spouse or civil partner”.
8. In regulation 6(2)(b) of the Divorce etc (Pensions) Regulations 2000(8), after “the other party” insert “, or his having formed a subsequent civil partnership,”.
9. In Schedule 1 to the Education (Grants etc.) (Dance and Drama) (England) Regulations 2001(9)—
(a)in paragraph 4, after “spouse,” insert “civil partner,”; and
(b)in paragraph 7, after “spouse” (in each case) insert “or civil partner”.