The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019

Treatment of opposite-sex overseas relationships as civil partnerships U.K.

18.  In article 4 of the Civil Partnership (Registration Abroad and Certificates) Order 2005(1) (registration abroad by registration officer), after paragraph (4A) insert—

“(4AA) If the relevant part of the United Kingdom is Northern Ireland, a country or territory is treated by paragraph (4) as having sufficient facilities only if—

(a) in the case of proposed civil partners who are of the same sex under the law of that country or territory, the country or territory is listed in Part 1 of Schedule 20 to the Act (as it forms part of the law of Northern Ireland);

(b) in the case of proposed civil partners who are of the opposite sex under that law, the country or territory is listed in Part 2 of that Schedule.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 18 in force at 13.1.2020, see reg. 1(2)

I2 Reg. 17 in force at 13.1.2020, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

S.I. 2005/2761; article 4 was amended by S.I. 2012/3063, and article 4(4A) is inserted by regulation 38 of S.I. 2019/1458.