The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019

In forceThis text since 7 Dec 2020law://uk/uksi/2019/1514@2026-11-11

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Key facts

Type: Statutory instrument · UKSI 2019/1514
Made by: UK Government (statutory instrument)
Extent: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

History · 4 versions

What changed on 7 Dec 2020

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Amends 25: The Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987; The Occupational Pension Schemes (Modification of Schemes) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006; The Regulation and Improvement Authority (Registration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005; Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004; Housing Renewal Grants (Reduction of Grant) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004; The Marriage Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003; The State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003; The Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003; The Tax Credits (Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002; The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (Appointments and Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001; The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (revoked); The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999; The Occupational Pension Schemes (Discharge of Liability) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997; The Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Administration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997; The Contracting-out (Transfer and Transfer Payment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996; The Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996; The Family Proceedings Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996; The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996; The Foster Placement (Children) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996; The Children (Parental Responsibility Agreement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996; The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996; The Social Security (Additional Pension) (Contributions Paid in Error) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996; Supreme Court (Non-Contentious Probate) Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996; The County Court Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996; The Magistrates' Courts Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996

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a couple
means— a a married couple, b two people who are civil partners of each other, or c two people (whether of different sexes or the same sex) living as partners in an enduring family relationship. 7 Paragraph (6)(c) does not include two people one of whom is the other’s parent, grandparent, sister, brother, aunt or uncle. 8 References to relationships in paragraph (7)— a are to relationships of the full blood or half blood or, in the case of an adopted person, such of those relationships as would exist but for adoption, and b include the relationship of a child with the child’s adoptive, or former adoptive, parents, but do not include any other adoptive relationships.”
Act
includes an Act of the Parliament of Ireland, an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland and an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly;
applicable legislation
means— (a) an Act of Parliament so far as it forms part of the law of Northern Ireland, (b) Northern Ireland legislation, (c) subordinate legislation made under an Act of Parliament, so far as the subordinate legislation forms part of the law of Northern Ireland, and (d) subordinate legislation made under Northern Ireland legislation;
civil partnership
includes one that is void).
cohabiting couple
means two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together as if spouses of each other;”
connected person
includes person believed to be father of a child born to unmarried parents), after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”.
couple
means— (a) two people who are married to, or civil partners of, each other and are members of the same household, or (b) two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together as if spouses of each other;”
existing applicable legislation
means applicable legislation passed or made before 13th January 2020;
existing provisions
means provisions made before 13th January 2020.
foreign marriage
means a marriage solemnized outside the United Kingdom.
impediment
means anything which would affect the continuation of the overseas relationship merely by virtue of the relevant change in gender;
opposite-sex civil partnership
means a civil partnership formed between two persons who are not of the same sex;
ordinary effect
means the effect which the section has in relation to same sex married couples in cases that are not relevant gender change cases.”
partner
means a person who was not married to, or in a civil partnership with, the qualifying member but who was living with that member as if that person and the qualifying member were a married couple or civil partners;”
private legal instrument
includes— but (with the exception of the kinds of private Act mentioned in sub-paragraphs (b) to (d)) it does not include applicable legislation.
protected overseas relationship
means a protected civil partnership within paragraph (b),”
qualifying civil partnership
means a civil partnership under the law of Northern Ireland in a case where a full gender recognition certificate has been issued to one, or each, of the civil partners;
qualifying marriage
means a marriage under the law of Northern Ireland in a case where a full gender recognition certificate has been issued to one, or each, of the spouses.”
relevant change in gender
means the change or changes in gender occurring by virtue of the issue of the full gender recognition certificate or certificates;
relevant gender change case
has the same meaning as in that section;
relevant pre-commencement relationship
means a relationship that is— (a) an overseas relationship treated as a civil partnership for the purposes of CPA 2004 as a result of the amendments made by these Regulations, and (b) registered (under the relevant law within the meaning of Chapter 2 of Part 5 of CPA 2004) as having been entered into before 13th January 2020.
relevant scheme
means a pension scheme established by one or more instruments made under Northern Ireland legislation by a Department or other public authority and relating to service connected with any of the following public services—
same-sex civil partnership
means a civil partnership formed between two persons who are of the same sex;
special effect
means the effect which the section has (if regulations under subsection (1) are ignored) in relation to relevant gender change cases, so far as that effect is different from the section’s ordinary effect;
subordinate legislation
means any Order in Council, order or warrant (other than an order made or a warrant issued by a court), scheme, rule, regulation, bye-law or other instrument.
surviving opposite-sex civil partner of a member
means a person who, at the time of a member’s death, was in a civil partnership with the member and was of the opposite sex to the member;
surviving same-sex civil partner of a member
means a person who, at the time of a member’s death, was in a civil partnership with the member and was of the same sex as the member;
surviving spouse of a same-sex marriage with a member
means a person who, at the time of a member’s death, was married to the member and was of the same sex as the member.”
the relevant law
means the law in relation to which the question of recognition arises under subsection (1A)(c) or (as the case may be) (2A)(b).”