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

Court fees orders of 1996 N.I.

151.  In each of the following provisions, for “married couple or an unmarried couple (as defined respectively in section 3(5) and (6)” substitute “couple (as defined by section 3(5A)(1)”—

(a) Article 9(2)(d)(i) of the Court of Judicature Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996(2);

(b) Article 9(2)(d)(i) of the Judgment Enforcement Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996(3);

(c) Article 10(2)(d)(i) of the Magistrates’ Courts Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996(4);

(d) Article 8(2)(d)(i) of the County Court Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996(5);

(e) Article 9(2)(d)(i) of the Court of Judicature (Non-Contentious Probate) Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996(6);

(f) Article 8(2)(d)(i) of the Family Proceedings Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996(7).

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 151 in force at 13.1.2020, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

The reference is to section 3(5A) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21), which was inserted by the Civil Partnership Act 2004, Schedule 24, paragraph 144, and amended by S.I. 2019/1458.

(2)

S.R. (N.I.) 1996/100 (renamed by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), section 59). Article 9 was inserted by S.R. (N.I.) 2007/376 and amended by S.R. (N.I.) 2017/16 and S.R. (N.I.) 2019/180.

(3)

S.R. (N.I.) 1996/101. Article 9 was inserted by S.R. (N.I.) 2007/380 and amended by S.R. (N.I.) 2017/12 and S.R. (N.I.) 2019/176.

(4)

S.R. (N.I.) 1996/102. Article 10 was inserted by S.R. (N.I.) 2007/379 and amended by S.R. (N.I.) 2017/14 and S.R. (N.I.) 2019/179.

(5)

S.R. (N.I.) 1996/103. Article 8 was inserted by S.R. (N.I.) 2007/378 and amended by S.R. (N.I.) 2017/15 and S.R. (N.I.) 2019/177.

(6)

S.R. (N.I.) 1996/104 (renamed by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), section 59). Article 9 was inserted by S.R. (N.I.) 2007/377 and amended by S.R. (N.I.) 2017/11 and S.R. (N.I.) 2019/175.

(7)

S.R. (N.I.) 1996/495. Article 8 was inserted by S.R. (N.I.) 2007/381 and amended by S.R. (N.I.) 2017/17 and S.R. (N.I.) 2019/178.