Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Relationships Arising Through Civil Partnership) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 5th December 2005.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means “the Civil Partnership Act 2004”.
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) applies to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
Amendment of Schedule 22 to the Act
2. In Schedule 22 to the Act (references to stepchildren etc. in existing Northern Ireland legislation), after paragraph 24 insert—
“25 Section 4(3) of the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Northern Ireland) 1927 (Meaning of “workman”.)(2).
26 Article 5(3) of the Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers' Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (Meaning of “dependant”)(3).”
References to stepchildren etc. in existing subordinate legislation
3.—(1) Section 246 of the Act (Interpretation of statutory references to stepchildren etc.) applies to the provisions of existing subordinate legislation listed in the Schedule.
(2) The application of section 246 of the Act to the provision in the Regulations set out in paragraph 8(a) of the Schedule applies to those Regulations as modified in their application to persons to whom regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(4) apply and as not so modified.
(3) The application of section 246 of the Act to the provision in the Regulations set out in paragraph 8(d) of the Schedule applies to those Regulations as modified in their application to persons to whom regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 apply.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 2nd December 2005.
L.S.
Ethne E. Harkness
A senior officer of the
Department of Finance and Personnel