SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 19Family homes and domestic violence: Northern Ireland

Part 1Amendments of the Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order (SI 1998/1071 (NI 6))

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Amend Article 3 (meaning of “cohabitees”, “relevant child” and “associated persons”) as follows.

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For paragraph (1)(a) substitute—

a

“cohabitees” are two persons who are neither married to each other nor civil partners of each other but are living together as husband and wife or as if they were civil partners;

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In paragraph (1)(b), after “have subsequently married each other” insert “ or become civil partners of each other ”.

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After paragraph (3)(a) insert—

aa

they are or have been civil partners of each other;

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After paragraph (3)(e) insert—

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they have entered into a civil partnership agreement (as defined by section 197 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004) (whether or not that agreement has been terminated);