The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005

Article 2(9)

SCHEDULE 9 E+W+S AMENDMENTS TO SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION RELATING TO PARLIAMENTARY AND EUROPEAN ELECTIONS IN NORTHERN IRELAND

Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001 E+W+S

1.—(1) Amend the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001 M1 as follows.

(2) In regulation 16(2), 16(3) and 16(4), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.

(3) In regulation 17(1), after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”.

(4) In regulation 17(2), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.

(5) In regulation 21(2)(c) and (4)(e), for “husband, wife” substitute “ spouse, civil partner ”.

(6) In regulation 33(5), for “husband, wife” substitute “ spouse, civil partner ”.

(7) In regulation 54—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a), for “the applicant or his spouse” (in each place) substitute “ the applicant, his spouse or civil partner ”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(b), for “husband, wife” substitute “ spouse, civil partner ”; and

(c) in paragraph (5), for “husband, wife” substitute “ spouse, civil partner ”.

(8) In Schedule 3 (Forms)—

(a) in Form B (Proxy's Official Poll Card), for “husband, wife” substitute “ spouse, civil partner ”; and

(b) in Form E (Proxy Paper), for “husband, wife” substitute “ spouse, civil partner ”.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2001/400.

European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004 E+W+S

2.—(1) Amend the European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004 M2 as follows.

(2) In regulation 8(4)(c), after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”.

(3) In regulation 10(5), for “husband, wife” substitute “ spouse, civil partner ”.

(4) In regulation 25(5), for “husband, wife” substitute “ spouse, civil partner ”.

(5) In Schedule 1 (European Parliamentary Elections Rules)—

(a) in rule 35(3), after “(wife),” (in each place) insert “ civil partner, ”;

(b) in rule 39(4)(b), for “husband, wife” substitute “ spouse, civil partner ”;

(c) in rule 45(2)(b), after “spouses” insert “ or civil partners ”; and

(d) in rule 47(2)(b), after “spouses” insert “ or civil partners ”.

(6) In Schedule 2 (Absent Voters)—

(a) in paragraph 5(1)(a), for “the applicant or his spouse” substitute (in each place) “ the applicant, his spouse or civil partner ”;

(b) in paragraph 5(3)(b), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”;

(c) in paragraph 5(5), for “husband, wife” substitute “ spouse, civil partner ”; and

(d) in the Appendix of forms, in the Proxy Paper, for “husband, wife” substitute “ spouse, civil partner ”.

Marginal Citations

M2 S.I. 2004/1267.