The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 No. 479

Article 2

SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS TO MISCELLANEOUS LEGISLATION

Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966(1)

1.  In section 119 (temporary continuance of licence on death), for “widow” substitute “surviving spouse or civil partner”.

Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972(2)

2.—(1) In the definition of “relative” in Article 2(2) (interpretation), after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”.

(2) In Article 100 (liability to maintain spouse and children)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a) for “wife” substitute “spouse or civil partner”,

(b) in paragraph (1)(b) for “husband” substitute “spouse or civil partner”,

(c) in the heading to Article 100, after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”.

Financial Provisions (Northern Ireland) Order 1976(3)

3.—(1) In Article 15(1), after “marriage” insert “, civil partnership”.

(2) In the heading to Article 15, after “marriage” insert “, civil partnership”.

Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers' Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1979(4)

4.—(1) In Article 5(1)(a) (meaning of “dependant”)—

(a) after “a spouse” insert “or a civil partner”;

(b) after “that spouse” both times it occurs insert “or that civil partner”.

(2) In Article 5(1)(c)—

(a) after “a reputed spouse” insert “or a reputed civil partner”;

(b) after “that reputed spouse” insert “or that reputed civil partner”.

(3) In Article 5(3), after “wedlock” insert “or in the course of a civil partnership”.

Credit Unions (Northern Ireland) Order 1985(5)

5.  In the definition of “civil partner” in Article 2(2) (interpretation), after “former civil partner” insert “and reputed civil partner”.

Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989(6)

6.  In Article 4(8) (“Associate”), after “former civil partner” insert “and a reputed civil partner”.

Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(7)

7.  In Article 24(3A)(b) (recoupment of cost of providing services, etc.), for “married or unmarried couple” substitute “couple”.

Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(8)

8.  In Article 25(2)(bb) (payments in respect of applicants for exemption from wearing seat belts), for “married or unmarried couple” substitute “couple”.

(1)

1966 c. 17 (N.I.).

(2)

S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14).

(3)

S.I. 1976/1212 (N.I. 21). Article 15 was amended by the Northern Ireland (Modification of Enactments – No.1) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/663).

(4)

S.I. 1979/925 (N.I. 9), to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(5)

S.I. 1985/1205 (N.I. 12). The definition of “civil partner” in Article 2(2) was inserted by section 261(3) of, and paragraph 65 of Schedule 29 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33).

(6)

S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19). The words “and references to a civil partner include a former civil partner” in Article 4(8) were inserted by section 261(3) of, and paragraph 80(4) of Schedule 29 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33).

(7)

S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2). Paragraph (3A) was inserted by section 14 of, and paragraph 23 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.)).

(8)

S.I. 1995/2994 (N.I. 18). Sub-paragraph (bb) of paragraph (2) was inserted by section 14 of, and paragraph 27 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.)).