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 WalesN.I.

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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

I1Reg. 149 in force at 13.1.2020, see reg. 1(2)

(4)

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