The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 No. 1514

PART 7 N.I. Amendments: Pensions and Social Security: Secondary Legislation

Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005 N.I.

102.  In regulation 2(1) of the Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005(1), for the definition of “partner” substitute—

““partner” means a person who was not married to, or in a civil partnership with, the qualifying member but who was living with that member as if that person and the qualifying member were a married couple or civil partners;”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 102 in force at 13.1.2020, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

S.I. 2005/1986. In regulation 2(1), the definition of “partner” was inserted (with UK extent) by S.I. 2009/1851, and substituted (so far as extending to England and Wales) by paragraph 36 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2014/107 and (so far as extending to Scotland) by paragraph 25 of Schedule 6 to S.I. 2014/3229, and amended (with UK extent) by S.I. 2019/1458.