PART 2 U.K.IMMIGRATION

Chapter 1 U.K.Amendment and saving of primary legislation

Amendment of the Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 U.K.

14.—(1) The Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 M1 is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (2), in the definition of “relevant national”—

(a) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) an Irish citizen, or

(ab) a person who is not an Irish citizen and who—

(i) has leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom which was granted by virtue of residence scheme immigration rules within the meaning given by section 17 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020, or

(ii) is an applicant for the purposes of regulation 4 of the Citizens' Rights (Application Deadline and Temporary Protection) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (applications which have not been finally determined by the deadline) where the relevant period within the meaning of that regulation has not expired;”;

(b) omit paragraphs (b) and (c).

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 14 in force at 1.7.2021, see reg. 1(2)(c)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2003/413 (N.I. 3). The definition of “relevant national” was inserted by S.I. 2015/395 and amended by S.I. 2019/745.