The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020
PART 1Introductory
1Citation, commencement and extent
2Interpretation: general
PART 2Right to convert Civil Partnership or Marriage, and effect of conversion
3Right to convert
4Effect of conversion of marriage or civil partnership
PART 3Civil Partnership and Marriage: Conversion from one into the other
5Interpretation
6Period of 3 years during which conversions may take place
7Conversion procedure
8Required information and evidence: conversion of a civil partnership into a marriage
9Required information and evidence: conversion of a marriage into a civil partnership
10Conversion declarations and their signing
11Conversion before an officiant: returning the signed declaration
12Duty to register a marriage, or record a civil partnership, resulting from a conversion
13Conversions to be noted on records and mentioned on certificates and extracts
14Verification of information and evidence
15Modifications of Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 and Civil Partnership Act 2004
16Conversions: protection from compulsion
17Fees and charges
18Agreements to convert not enforceable at law
PART 4Conversion at Consulates abroad of Marriage into Civil Partnership
19Interpretation of Part 4
20Countries or territories in which consular conversions may take place
21Conversion
22Conversion procedure
23Conversion declaration
24Duty to register conversions
25Power to dispense with requirements
PART 5Conversion abroad of Marriage into Civil Partnership: Armed Forces
26Interpretation of Part 5
27Countries and territories in which conversions under this Part may take place
28Conversion
29Conversion procedure
30Conversion declaration
PART 6Conversion abroad of Civil Partnership into Marriage
31(1) Parts 1, 3 and 4 of the 2014 Regulations,...
PART 7Amendments of Legislation
32Wills Act 1837
33Services Departments Registers Order 1959
34Legitimacy Act (Northern Ireland) 1961
35Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975
36Social Security Pensions Act 1975
37Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978
38Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992
39Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992
40Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993
41Wills and Administration Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1994
42Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
43Gender Recognition Act 2004
44Civil Partnership Act 2004
45Income Tax Act 2007
46Consular Fees Order 2012
47Pensions Act 2014
48Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

2020 No. 1143

Civil Partnership, Northern Ireland
Marriage, Northern Ireland

The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8 and 11 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 20191.