PART 6Amendments: Pensions and Social Security: Primary Legislation
Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991I164
1
The Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 199190 is amended as follows.
2
In Article 27(2)91 (cases of disputed parentage in which assessment may be made), in paragraph (b) of Case A1, for “was married to” substitute “is a man who was married to, or the civil partner of,”.
3
In Article 32L(5)92 (disposition is reviewable unless made for valuable consideration other than marriage), after “marriage” insert “or formation of a civil partnership”.
4
In Part 1 of Schedule 1 (as substituted by the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 200093), for paragraph 10C(5) and (6) substitute—
5
In sub-paragraph (4)(a) “couple” means—
a
two people who are married to, or civil partners of, each other and are members of the same household, or
b
two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together as if spouses of each other.
5
In Part 1 of Schedule 1 (as it has effect otherwise than by virtue of the substitution by that Act of 2000), in paragraph 6—
a
in sub-paragraph (5)(b)94, for sub-paragraphs (i) to (iii) substitute—
i
is living together in the same household with another adult who is the absent parent’s spouse or civil partner, or
ii
is living together in the same household with another adult as if spouses of each other,
b
omit paragraph (5A).