Part 4

Civil partnership: Northern Ireland
Chapter 6

Miscellaneous

Fatal accidents claims
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1
Amend the Fatal Accidents (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1251 (N.I. 18)) as follows.
2
In Article 2(2) (meaning of “dependant”), after sub-paragraph (a) insert—
aa
the civil partner or former civil partner of the deceased;
.
3
In sub-paragraph (b)(iii) of Article 2(2), after “wife” insert “or civil partner”.
4
After sub-paragraph (f) of Article 2(2) insert—
fa
any person (not being a child of the deceased) who, in the case of any civil partnership in which the deceased was at any time a civil partner, was treated by the deceased as a child of the family in relation to that civil partnership;
.
5
After Article 2(2A) insert—
2B
The reference to the former civil partner of the deceased in paragraph (2)(aa) includes a reference to a person whose civil partnership with the deceased has been annulled as well as a person whose civil partnership with the deceased has been dissolved.
6
In Article 2(3)(b), for “by affinity” substitute “by marriage or civil partnership”.
7
In Article 3A(2) (persons for whose benefit claim for bereavement damages may be made)—
a
in sub-paragraph (a), after “wife or husband” insert “or civil partner”, and
b
in sub-paragraph (b), after “was never married” insert “or a civil partner”.
8
In Article 5 (assessment of damages), in paragraph (3A), after “wife” insert “or civil partner”.