Regulation 4 Meaning of eligible personI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

For the purposes of these Regulations a person is an eligible person if he satisfies the conditions contained in paragraphs (2) to (4) at the date of registration.

(2)

The first condition is that the person has attained the age of 18.

(3)

The second condition is that the person—

(a)

is settled in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971^f1;

(b)

is a refugee, ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom who has not ceased to be so resident since he was recognised as a refugee, or who is the spouse, F1civil partner, child, or stepchild of such a refugee;

(c)

is a person who—

(i)

has been informed by a person acting under the authority of the Secretary of State for the Home Department that, although he is considered not to qualify for recognition as a refugee, it is thought right to allow him to remain in the United Kingdom;

(ii)

has been granted leave to enter or remain accordingly, and

(iii)

has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom throughout the period since he was granted leave to enter or remain,

or who is the spouse, F2civil partner, child or stepchild of such a person; or

(d)

is a person not falling within paragraphs (a) to (c) but is a national of a member state of the European Economic Area who is working in the United Kingdom, or the spouse, F3civil partner, child or stepchild of such a person.

(4)

The third condition is that at the time of registration the person was either—

(a)

resident in Northern Ireland (temporarily or permanently); or

(b)

resident outside the United Kingdom but ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 4(3)(b) inserted (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 152 (with regs. 6-9)
F2: Words in reg. 4(3)(c) inserted (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 152 (with regs. 6-9)
F3: Words in reg. 4(3)(d) inserted (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 152 (with regs. 6-9)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 4 in operation at 31.12.2000, see reg. 1

Footnotes

f1: 1971 c. 77; amended by the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61), section 39 and Schedule 4, by the Immigration Act 1998 (c. 14), sections 1, 3, 4, 6 and 10 and the Schedule, and by the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 (c. 23), sections 10 to 12