The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019

Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005N.I.

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

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

I1Reg. 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.