1N.I.Column 2 of the table specifies the appropriate persons (or person) to give consent to a young person whose circumstances fall within column 1 and who intends to register as the civil partner of another—
| Case | Appropriate persons |
|---|---|
| 1 The circumstances do not fall within any of items 2 to 4. | Each of the following— (a) any parent of the young person who has parental responsibility for him, and (b) any guardian of the young person. |
| 2 A care order has effect with respect to the young person. | Each of the following— (a) the [F1Health and Social Care trust] designated in the order, and (b) any parent or guardian mentioned in item 1. |
| 3 A residence order has effect with respect to the young person. | Each of the persons with whom the young person lives, or is to live, as a result of the order. |
| 4 The circumstances do not fall within item 2 or 3, but a residence order had effect with respect to the young person immediately before he reached 16. | The persons with whom the young person lived, or was to live, as a result of the order. |
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 13 para. 1 table substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3 (N.I.)), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 209(3)(a); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)
2N.I.In the table the following expressions have the same meaning as in the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2))—
“care order”;
“[F2Health and Social Care trust]”;
“parental responsibility”;
“residence order”;
and in item 1 “any guardian of the young person” means any person falling within the definition of “guardian of a child” in Article 2(2) of that Order.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 13 para. 2 substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3 (N.I.)), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 209(3)(b); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)