SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12 N.I.Prohibited degrees of relationship: Northern Ireland

Qualified prohibitions N.I.

2 (1) Two people are within prohibited degrees of relationship if one of them falls within the list below in relation to the other, unless— N.I.

(a) both of them have reached 21 at the time when they register as civil partners of each other, and

(b) the younger has not at any time before reaching 18 been a child of the family in relation to the other.

• Child of former civil partner

• Child of former spouse

• Former civil partner of grandparent

• Former civil partner of parent

• Former spouse of grandparent

• Former spouse of parent

• Grandchild of former civil partner

• Grandchild of former spouse

(2) “Child of the family”, in relation to another person, means a person who—

(a) has lived in the same household as that other person, and

(b) has been treated by that other person as a child of his family.

3 N.I.F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 12 para. 3 repealed (20.9.2006) by The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1945 (N.I. 14)), art. 4