Civil Partnership Act 2004

Trustee Act (Northern Ireland) 1958 (c. 23 (N.I.))N.I.

2(1)Amend section 32(3)(a) (trust on reaching 18 or marrying under that age of accumulations during infancy) as follows.N.I.

(2)In sub-paragraph (i)—

(a)after “marries under that age” insert “ or forms a civil partnership under that age ”, and

(b)for “or until his marriage” substitute “ , or until his marriage or his formation of a civil partnership, ”.

(3)In sub-paragraph (ii), after “marriage” insert “ , or on formation of a civil partnership, ”.

(4)In the words after that sub-paragraph, after “marriage” insert “ or formation of a civil partnership ”.

3(1)Amend section 34(1)(b) (trust to maintain principal beneficiary and his spouse and issue on failure of protective trust under paragraph (a)(ii)) as follows.N.I.

(2)In sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii), for “wife or husband” substitute “ spouse or civil partner ”.

(3)In sub-paragraph (ii), after “married” insert “ or formed a civil partnership ”.