Part 4Civil partnership: Northern Ireland
Chapter 5Children
203Adoption
1
Amend the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I. 22)) as follows.
2
In Article 2 (interpretation), in the definition of “relative” in paragraph (2), for “affinity” substitute “marriage or civil partnership”.
3
In Article 12 (adoption orders), in paragraph (5), after “married” insert “or who is or has been a civil partner”.
4
In Article 15 (adoption by one person), in paragraph (1)(a), after “is not married” insert “or a civil partner”.
5
In Article 33 (meaning of “protected child”), in paragraph (3)(g), after “marriage” insert “or forming a civil partnership”.
6
In Article 40 (status conferred by adoption), in paragraph (3)(a), after “1984” insert “or for the purposes of Schedule 12 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004”.
7
In Article 54 (disclosure of birth records of adopted children), in paragraph (2)—
a
after “intending to be married” insert “or to form a civil partnership”;
b
for “the person whom he intends to marry” substitute “the intended spouse or civil partner”;
c
after “1984” insert “or Schedule 12 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004”.
8
In Article 54A (Adoption Contact Register), in paragraph (13)(a), for “or marriage” substitute “, marriage or civil partnership”.