# The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 restricts the grounds on which the battery of a child may be justified as reasonable punishment. Article 3 repeals statutory provisions prohibiting marriage—
(a) between a person and the parent of that person’s former spouse or former civil partner, and
(b) between a person and the former spouse or former civil partner of a child of that person,
unless certain conditions are satisfied. Article 4 repeals corresponding prohibitions relating to civil partnerships. Article 6 makes a minor correction to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2006/0110800397/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-law-reform-miscellaneous-provisions-northern-ireland-order-2006/note
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