The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 No. 976

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 18 U.K. Amendments relating to Article 15(1) to (4) etc

PART 1 U.K. Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Civil Partnership Act 2004 U.K.

74.  In section 237 (supplementary provisions relating to recognition of dissolution etc)— U.K.

(a) in subsection (2) after “Lord Chancellor” insert “, the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland”;

(b) in subsection (3) after “power” insert “of the Lord Chancellor or the Scottish Ministers”;

(c) after subsection (4) insert—

“(4A) The power of the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland to make regulations under subsection (2) is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.

(4B) Regulations made by the Department of Justice under subsection (2) are subject to negative resolution within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 18 para. 74 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)