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

Extension to Northern Ireland of amendments made in consequence of the introduction of same-sex marriage in England and Wales N.I.

149.  The amendments made by the following provisions extend also to Northern Ireland—

(a) in Schedule 1 to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2014(1) (consequential amendments to subordinate legislation)—

(i) paragraph 5 (which amends the Merchant Shipping (Maintenance of Seamen’s Dependants) Regulations 1972)(2));

(ii) paragraph 7 (which amends the Merchant Shipping (Returns of Birth and Deaths) Regulations 1979(3));

(iii) paragraph 31 (which amends the Open-Ended Investment Companies Regulations 2001(4));

(iv) paragraph 48(1), (3), (4) and (5) (which amends the Attributable Benefits Scheme as applied to the navy and marines);

(v) paragraph 50(1), (3), (4) and (5) (which amends the Attributable Benefits Scheme as applied to the army);

(vi) paragraph 52(1), (3), (4) and (5) (which amends the Attributable Benefits Scheme as applied to the air force);

(b) in the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Consequential and Contrary Provisions and Scotland) Order 2014(5)—

(i) in Schedule 1—

(aa) paragraph 2 (which amends the Pensions Commutation Act 1871(6));

(bb) paragraph 3 (which amends the Local Government (Emergency Provisions) Act 1916(7));

(cc) paragraph 17 (which amends the Transport Act 1978(8));

(ii) in Schedule 3, paragraph 1 (which amends the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971(9));

(c) in Schedule 1 to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 and Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2014(10), paragraph 2 (which amends the Service Departments Registers Order 1959(11));

(d) in the Schedule to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Consequential and Contrary Provisions and Scotland) and Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2014(12)—

(i) paragraph 4 (which amends the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Special Provisions) Act 1957(13));

(ii) paragraph 10 (which amends the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981(14)).

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 149 in force at 13.1.2020, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

S.I. 2014/107.

(2)

S.I. 1972/1635.

(3)

S.I. 1979/1577.

(4)

S.I. 2001/1228, which was extended to Northern Ireland by section 1286 of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46).

(5)

S.I. 2014/560.

(6)

1871 c. 36.

(7)

1916 c. 12.

(8)

1978 c. 55.

(9)

1971 c. 56.

(10)

S.I. 2014/3061.

(11)

S.I. 1959/406.

(12)

S.I 2014/3168.

(13)

1957 c. 58.

(14)

1981 c. 45.