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

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3.—(1) The parties to a convertible Northern Ireland civil partnership may—

(a)in accordance with Part 3, or

(b)in accordance with Part 3 or 4 of the 2014 Regulations,

convert their civil partnership into a marriage.

(2) Paragraph (1) applies only where the parties to the civil partnership are of the same sex when the conversion takes place.

(3) The parties to a convertible Northern Ireland marriage may—

(a)in accordance with Part 3, or

(b)in accordance with Part 4 or 5,

convert their marriage into a civil partnership.

(4) Paragraph (3) applies only where the parties to the marriage are not of the same sex when the conversion takes place.

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