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

PART 6 U.K. Amendments: Pensions and Social Security: Primary Legislation

Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 N.I.

72.  In paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(1)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (5), for the definition of “couple” substitute—

““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 otherwise than in prescribed circumstances;”, and

(b) omit sub-paragraph (6) (interpretation of definition of “couple”).

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 72 in force at 13.1.2020, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

2007 c.2 (N.I.).