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

PART 4 N.I. Amendments: Children and Families

Child abduction N.I.

34.—(1) The Child Abduction (Northern Ireland) Order 1985(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 2(2)(d)(2) (interpretation of references to children and parents), after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”.

(3) In Article 3(2)(b)(3) (“connected person” includes person believed to be father of a child born to unmarried parents), after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”.

(4) In Article 4—

(a) in paragraph (2)(a) and (b)(4) (meaning of “parent” etc), after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(a) (defences), after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 34 in force at 13.1.2020, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

S.I. 1985/1638 (N.I. 17).

(2)

Article 2(2)(d) was inserted by paragraph 120 Schedule 9 to the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.

(3)

Article 3(2)(b) was substituted by paragraph 121(3) of Schedule 9 to the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.

(4)

Article 4(2) and (3) were substituted by paragraph 122(3) of Schedule 9 to the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.