Paragraph 2

United Kingdom

I1(1)

Under the law of Northern Ireland, a marriage of a same sex couple under the law of England and Wales is to be treated as a civil partnership formed under the law of England and Wales (and accordingly, the spouses are to be treated as civil partners).

F1(1A)

Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply on or after 13th January 2020 except for the purposes of proceedings commenced before that date under Chapter 2 of Part 4, or section 191, of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (dissolution, nullity and other proceedings in Northern Ireland in respect of civil partnerships, and property disputes between civil partners).

I2(2)

The Secretary of State may by order—

(a)

provide for the treatment of a marriage as a civil partnership (by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)) to have effect subject to provision made by the order;

(b)

specify cases in which a marriage is not to be treated as a civil partnership by virtue of sub-paragraph (1).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 2 para. 2(1A) 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), 10(3)(a) (with regs. 6-9, 10(4))

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 2(1) in force at 13.3.2014 by S.I. 2014/93, art. 3(h)
I2: Sch. 2 para. 2(2) in force at 31.10.2013 by S.I. 2013/2789, art. 3(d)