PART 5Amendments: Gender Recognition
Definitions of protected relationshipsI147
1
Section 2566 (interpretation), as it extends to England and Wales, is amended as follows—
a
in the definition of “protected civil partnership”, in paragraph (a), after “England and Wales” insert “or under the law of Northern Ireland”, and
b
in the definition of “protected marriage”, in paragraph (a), after “England and Wales” insert “or under the law of Northern Ireland”.
2
Section 25, as it extends to Northern Ireland, is amended as follows—
a
in the definition of “protected civil partnership”, for the words from “means” to the end substitute—
means—
a
a civil partnership under the law of England and Wales or under the law of Northern Ireland, or
b
an overseas relationship that is treated as a civil partnership by virtue of Chapter 2 of Part 5 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004,
and “protected overseas relationship” means a protected civil partnership within paragraph (b),
b
in the definition of “protected marriage”, in paragraph (a), after “England and Wales” insert “or under the law of Northern Ireland”.
3
In section 25, as it extends to Scotland, subsection (1) is amended as follows—
a
in the definition of “protected civil partnership”, after “England and Wales” insert “or under the law of Northern Ireland”, and
b
in the definition of “protected marriage”, in paragraph (a), after “England and Wales” insert “or under the law of Northern Ireland”.