Civil Partnership Act 2004

80 (1) Amend Article 4 (meaning of “associate”) as follows. N.I.

(2) For paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) A person is an associate of an individual if that person is—

(a) the individual’s husband or wife or civil partner,

(b) a relative of—

(i) the individual, or

(ii) the individual’s husband or wife or civil partner, or

(c) the husband or wife or civil partner of a relative of—

(i) the individual, or

(ii) the individual’s husband or wife or civil partner.”

(3) In paragraph (3), after “husband or wife” insert “ or civil partner ”.

(4) In paragraph (8), at the end insert “ and references to a civil partner include a former civil partner ”.