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

Divorce, annulment and judicial separationN.I.

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36.  In Article 2(2) of the Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980(1), in the definition of “child”, after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 36 in force at 13.1.2020, see reg. 1(2)

I2Reg. 35 in force at 13.1.2020, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

S.I. 1980/563 (N.I. 5). In Article 2(2), the definition of “child” was amended by Schedule 9 to the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.