Paragraph 7 I1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Schedule 6 (Requirements) shall be amended as provided by paragraphs (2) to (8).

(2)

in paragraph 12(1)—

(a)

for the definition of “adult dependant” there shall be substituted—

““adult dependant” means, in relation to a student, an adult person dependent on the student not being his child, his spouse or a person living with him as his spouse, his former spouse, his civil partner or a person living with him as his civil partner or his former civil partner, subject however to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3);”;

(b)

after the definition of “child” there shall be inserted—

““civil partner”, except in the definition above of adult dependant, shall not include a student’s civil partner if they have ceased ordinarily to live together whether or not an order for their separation has been made by any court;”;

(c)

in the definition of “dependant” after “spouse” in both places where it occurs, there shall be inserted “or civil partner”;

(d)

in the definition of “income”—

(i)

after “spouse” in each place where it occurs, there shall be inserted “or civil partner”;

(ii)

in paragraph (f) after “spouse's” there shall be inserted “or civil partner's”.

(3)

In paragraph 12(2) after “spouse” there shall be inserted “or civil partner”.

(4)

In paragraph 13(1)(a) after “spouse” there shall be inserted “or civil partner”.

(5)

In paragraph 13(3)(a)—

(a)

after “spouse” there shall be inserted “or civil partner”;

(b)

after “spouse's” there shall be inserted “or civil partner's”.

(6)

In paragraph 14(1) after “spouse” there shall be inserted “or civil partner”.

(7)

In paragraph 14(8)—

(a)

after “spouse” there shall be inserted “or civil partner”;

(b)

after “spouse's” there shall be inserted “or civil partner's”.

(8)

In paragraph 16 after “spouse” in both places where it occurs, there shall be inserted “or civil partner”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 7 in operation at 20.11.2005 with effect in accordance with reg. 1