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22.—(1) The Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1976(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 2(2A)(2) (interpretation of references to marital status of parents at time of child’s birth), after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”.
(3) In Article 14(3) (registration of father where parents not married)—
(a)in the heading, after “not married” insert “or civil partners”, and
(b)in paragraph (1), after “not married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”.
(4) In Article 18(1)(b)(4) (re-registration of birth in certain cases)—
(a)in the words before paragraph (i), after “not married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”, and
(b)in paragraph (i), after “were so married” insert “or were civil partners of each other”.
(5) In Article 19(7) (re-registration of births of legitimated persons: interpretation), after “marriage” insert “or civil partnership”.
(6) In Article 37(7)(a)(i) and (ii) and (b)(i)(5) (parents as qualified applicants for registration of change of child’s name), after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”.
Article 2(2A) was inserted by paragraph 83 of Schedule 9 to the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.
Article 14 was substituted by paragraph 84 of Schedule 9 to the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.
Article 18(1)(b) was substituted by paragraph 85 of Schedule 9 to the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.
Article 37(7)(a) and (b) were substituted by paragraph 88 of Schedule 9 to the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995; Article 37(7)(b) as so substituted was further substituted by paragraph 66(b) of Schedule 6 to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c.22).
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