The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

(3A) The third benefit is that if the earner is a man, or a woman in a relevant gender change case, who is a civil partner and the earner dies (whether before or after attaining normal pension age) leaving a surviving civil partner who is a woman, she is entitled to a pension of at least half the value of the pension to which the earner would have been entitled by reference to employment during the period— (a) beginning with 6th April 1978, and (b) ending with 5th April 1997.

, and

• (c) in subsection (4) (meaning of “relevant gender change case”), in paragraph (b), after “widow” insert “, or the civil partnership between the earner and her surviving civil partner,”.

• (5) In section 33 (alteration of rules of contracted-out schemes)—

• (a) in subsection (5)(d), after “with an earner” insert “, except for a surviving civil partner who is a woman in the case of an earner to whom subsection (5A) applies”,

• (b) after subsection (5) insert—

(5A) This subsection applies to an earner who is— (a) a man, or (b) a woman in a relevant gender change case.

, and

• (c) in subsection (6) (meaning of “relevant gender change case”)—

• (i) for the words from the beginning to “subsection (5)(c)” substitute “A reference in subsection (5)(c) or (d) or (5A)”, and

• (ii) in paragraph (b), after “widow” insert “, or the civil partnership between the earner and her surviving civil partner,”.

• (6) In section 34A (regulations about relevant gender change cases)—

• (a) in subsection (2)(a), after “couples” insert “or civil partnerships where the civil partners are of the same sex”,

• (b) in subsection (2)(b), after “couples” insert “or civil partners”, and

• (c) in subsection (6)(c), after “couples” insert “, or civil partners who are of the same sex,”.

Wills and Administration Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1994

41

• (1) The Wills and Administration Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1994[^f00044] is amended as follows.

• (2) In Article 12 (wills revoked by marriage)—

• (a) in paragraph (1), for “(4)” substitute “(5)”, and

• (b) after paragraph (4) insert—

(5) Nothing in this Article applies in the case of a marriage which results from— (a) the conversion of a civil partnership into a marriage under Part 3 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020; (b) the conversion of a civil partnership into a marriage under Part 2, 3 or 4 of the Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014; or (c) the changing of a civil partnership into a marriage under— (i) the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977[^f00045]; (ii) the Marriage Between Civil Partners (Procedure for Change and Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014; or (iii) Part 5 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 and Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2014.

• (3) In Article 13A (wills revoked by civil partnership)—

• (a) in paragraph (1), for “(6)” substitute “(7)”, and

• (b) after paragraph (6) insert—

(7) Nothing in this Article applies in the case of a civil partnership which results from— (a) the conversion of a marriage into a civil partnership under Part 3 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020; or (b) the conversion of a marriage into a civil partnership under Part 4 or 5 of those Regulations.

• (4) After Article 13B insert—

(13C) (1) The conversion of a civil partnership into a marriage does not— (a) revoke any will made by a party to the civil partnership before the conversion; or (b) affect any disposition in such a will. (2) The conversion of a civil partnership into a marriage does not affect any previous application of Article 13A(2) to (6) to— (a) a will made by a party to the civil partnership before the conversion; or (b) a disposition in such a will. (3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) are subject to paragraph (4). (4) Any reference in a will to a civil partnership or civil partners (howsoever expressed) is to be read in relation to any civil partnership that has been converted into a marriage, or civil partners who have converted their civil partnership into a marriage, as referring to that marriage or married couple, as appropriate. (5) Paragraph (4) is subject to any contrary intention appearing from the will. (6) In this Article “conversion” means— (a) the conversion of a civil partnership into a marriage under Part 3 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020; (b) the conversion of a civil partnership into a marriage under Part 2, 3 or 4 of the Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014; or (c) the changing of a civil partnership into a marriage under— (i) the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977; (ii) the Marriage Between Civil Partners (Procedure for Change and Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014; or (iii) Part 5 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 and Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2014. (13D) (1) The conversion of a marriage into a civil partnership does not— (a) revoke any will made by a party to the marriage before the conversion; or (b) affect any disposition in such a will. (2) The conversion of a marriage into a civil partnership does not affect any previous application of Article 12(2) to (4) to— (a) a will made by a party to the marriage before the conversion; or (b) a disposition in such a will. (3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) are subject to paragraph (4). (4) Any reference in a will to a marriage or spouses (howsoever expressed) is to be read in relation to any marriage that has been converted into a civil partnership, or a married couple who have converted their marriage into a civil partnership, as referring to that civil partnership or the parties to it, as appropriate. (5) Paragraph (4) is subject to any contrary intention appearing from the will. (6) In this Article “conversion” means— (a) the conversion of a marriage into a civil partnership under Part 3 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020; or (b) the conversion of a marriage into a civil partnership under Part 4 or 5 of those Regulations.

Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

42

In regulation 8 of the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003[^f00046], after paragraph (3) (requirements which may be imposed in the case of employment for the purposes of an organised religion) insert—

(4) In paragraph (3)(b) “a requirement related to sexual orientation” includes (without prejudice to the generality of that expression)— (a) a requirement not to be married to, or the civil partner of, a person of the same sex; and (b) a requirement not to be the civil partner of a person of the opposite sex.

Gender Recognition Act 2004

43

In paragraph 15(7) of Schedule 5 to the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (effect of issue of full recognition certificate on guaranteed minimum entitlement to survivors’ pension benefits), after “widow or widower” insert “or surviving civil partner”.

Civil Partnership Act 2004

44

• (1) The Civil Partnership Act 2004[^f00047] is amended as follows.

• (2) In section 1(1) (formation and deemed formation of civil partnerships), after paragraph (b) insert—

, or (c) which results from the conversion, under Part 3, 4 or 5 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020, of their marriage.

• (3) In section 1(3) (ways in which a civil partnership may end), after paragraph (c) insert—

, or (d) in the case of a civil partnership formed as mentioned in subsection (1)(a)(iii) or (iv), on the conversion of the civil partnership into a marriage— (i) under Part 3 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020, or (ii) under Part 3 or 4 of the Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014.

• (4) In section 54 (validity in England and Wales of civil partnerships formed elsewhere), after subsection (2) insert—

(2A) Where two people convert, or purport to convert, their marriage into a civil partnership under Part 3, 4 or 5 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020, the civil partnership is— (a) void, if it would be void in Northern Ireland under section 173, and (b) voidable, if it would be voidable there under section 174.

• (5) In section 173 (grounds on which a civil partnership is void)—

• (a) the existing text becomes subsection (1) of that section, and

• (b) after that subsection insert—

(2) Subsection (3) applies in the case of a civil partnership which results from the conversion, or purported conversion, of a marriage into a civil partnership under Part 3, 4 or 5 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020. (3) The civil partnership is void if (but only if) the marriage was void.

• (6) After section 174 insert—

(174A) (1) Subsections (2) and (3) apply in the case of a civil partnership which results from the conversion of a marriage into a civil partnership under Part 3, 4 or 5 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020. (2) Section 174(1) applies in relation to the civil partnership, but does so as if— (a) the reference in paragraph (a) to either party not validly consenting to the formation of the civil partnership were a reference to either party not validly consenting to the marriage, and (b) a reference in paragraphs (b) to (e) to the time of the civil partnership’s formation were a reference to the time of the marriage. (3) Section 175 applies in relation to the civil partnership as if— (a) the reference in subsection (1)(a) to obtaining a nullity order were a reference to obtaining a nullity order or (at times before the conversion) to having the marriage avoided, (b) the reference in subsection (2) to the date of the formation of the civil partnership were a reference to the date of the marriage, and (c) the reference in subsection (6) to the time of the formation of the civil partnership were a reference to the time of the marriage.

Income Tax Act 2007

45

• (1) In Part 3 of the Income Tax Act 2007[^f00048] (personal reliefs), Chapter 3 (tax reductions for married couples and civil partners: persons born before 6th April 1935) is amended as follows.

• (2) After section 43 insert—

(43A) For the purposes of this Chapter, a civil partnership between two people results from a relevant conversion if— (a) the civil partnership results from— (i) the conversion of their marriage into a civil partnership under Part 3 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020, or (ii) the conversion of their marriage into a civil partnership under Part 4 or 5 of those Regulations, and (b) the marriage took place before 5 December 2005.

• (3) In section 44 (election for new rules to apply)—

• (a) in subsection (1), after “2005” insert “, or by the civil partners in a civil partnership which results from a relevant conversion,”, and

• (b) in subsection (3)(a), after “marriage” insert “or civil partnership”.

• (4) In section 45 (marriages before 5th December 2005: man’s entitlement to tax reduction)—

• (a) in subsection (1)(b) (man must meet conditions in subsection (2)), after “(2)” insert “or the conditions set out in subsection (2A)”,

• (b) after subsection (2) insert—

(2A) The conditions are that— (a) for the whole or part of the tax year he is in a civil partnership and his female civil partner is living with him, (b) the civil partnership results from a relevant conversion and no election for the new rules to apply is in force for the tax year, (c) he or his civil partner was born before 6 April 1935, and (d) he meets the requirements of section 56 (residence etc).

, and

• (c) in subsection (3)(a), after “wife” insert “or civil partner”.

• (5) In section 46 (marriages and civil partnerships on or after 5th December 2005, and earlier marriages where election made for new rules to apply), in subsection (2) (conditions for spouse or civil partner with higher net income to be entitled to tax reduction), in paragraph (b), after “if the marriage took place before that date” insert “or if the civil partnership results from a relevant conversion”.

• (6) In each of sections 47(4)(a) and 48(4)(a), after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”.

• (7) In section 54(4)(b), after “45(2)” insert “or (2A)”.

Consular Fees Order 2012

46

In the table in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Consular Fees Order 2012[^f00049], in row 12 (fees for marriages, civil partnerships and conversions), column 2—

• (a) after “registering” insert “a civil partnership;”, and

• (b) at the end insert “; or converting a marriage into a civil partnership under Part 4 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020”.

Pensions Act 2014

47

In paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to the Pensions Act 2014[^f00050]—

• (a) the existing text becomes sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 4, and

• (b) after that sub-paragraph insert—

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph— (a) a civil partnership is not to be treated as having come to an end by reason of its having been converted into a marriage under Part 3 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020; (b) a civil partnership is not to be treated as having come to an end by reason of its having been converted into a marriage under Part 3 or 4 of the Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014 where it is a convertible Northern Ireland civil partnership as defined by regulation 2 of those Regulations. (3) For the purposes of this paragraph, a marriage is not to be treated as having come to an end by reason of its having been converted into a civil partnership under Part 3, 4 or 5 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.

Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

48

• (1) Paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015[^f00051] is amended as follows.

• (2) In sub-paragraph (2)(a)(i) (civil partnerships that are to be treated as not coming to an end when converted into a marriage), after “converted into a marriage under” insert “Part 3 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 or”.

• (3) In sub-paragraph (2), before the “or” at the end of paragraph (a) insert—

(aa) by reason of its having been converted into a marriage under Part 3 or 4 of the Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014 where it is a convertible Northern Ireland civil partnership as defined by regulation 2 of those Regulations;

• (4) After sub-paragraph (2) insert—

(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, a marriage is not to be treated as having come to an end by reason of its having been converted into a civil partnership under Part 3, 4 or 5 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.

Signed

Robin Walker — Minister of State — Northern Ireland Office — 20th October 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations enable civil partners to convert their civil partnership into a marriage where the civil partnership was formed under the law of Northern Ireland and the civil partners are of the same sex.

These Regulations enable spouses to convert their marriage into a civil partnership where the marriage was solemnised under the law of Northern Ireland and the spouses are not of the same sex.

The rights to convert given by these Regulations are set out in regulation 3. The civil partnership or marriage being converted can be one formed at any time before the conversion, but the right of conversion has to be exercised during the 3 years that begin when these Regulations come into force (see regulations 6, 21(4) and 28(4), and the amendments made by regulation 31(4) and (7)).

In Part 2 of these Regulations, regulation 4 sets out the effect of a conversion under or by virtue of any of Parts 3 to 6 of these Regulations.

Part 3 of these Regulations enables conversions to take place in Northern Ireland. Regulation 7 offers a choice of procedures. Regulation 7(3)(b) ensures that the basic conversion fee is not payable for conversions taking place during the first year of the 3-year period. Regulation 10(6) and (7) identify the point in time at which a conversion under Part 3 occurs. There are options for a conversion of a civil partnership into a marriage to take place before a religious officiant, and regulation 16 gives protections to religious bodies from being compelled to be involved with conversions or with events or ceremonies to mark conversions.

Part 4 of these Regulations enables conversion of a marriage into a civil partnership to take place outside the United Kingdom before a British consular official where at least one party is a UK national. Part 5 of these Regulations enables conversion of a marriage into a civil partnership to take place outside the United Kingdom before a person authorised by a commanding officer of armed forces serving abroad where at least one of the parties is a serving member of the armed forces, or is eligible as a civilian employed in certain functions in support of the armed forces, or is a child of and living with a serving member or eligible civilian employee.

Part 6 of these Regulations enables conversion of a civil partnership into a marriage to take place outside the United Kingdom in cases corresponding to those covered by Parts 4 and 5 of these Regulations. Part 6 does this by extending and amending Parts 3 and 4 of the Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014, which currently enable conversions abroad only of civil partnerships formed under the law of England and Wales.

Part 7 of these Regulations contains amendments of legislation. The amendments made by regulations 35 (in part), 40 and 43 relate to the changes in the law of Northern Ireland extending civil partnership to opposite-sex couples that were made by the Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019. The amendment made by regulation 42 relates to the changes in the law of Northern Ireland enabling religious marriage for same-sex couples that were made by the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2019 c. 22.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2014/3181. For details of amendments, see later footnotes to references to particular provisions of the 2014 Regulations.

[^f00003]: 2004 c. 33.

[^f00004]: S.I. 2005/2761, as amended by S.I. 2012/3063, 2014/1107, 2014/3181, 2019/1458 and 2019/1514.

[^f00005]: S.I. 2005/3188. Article 4 was substituted by S.I. 2009/2054.

[^f00006]: S.I. 2014/3265. Part 2 was extended to Northern Ireland, and the Order was amended, by S.I. 2019/1514.

[^f00007]: S.I. 2014/1108. The Order was extended to Northern Ireland, and amended, by S.I. 2019/1514 and 2020/742.

[^f00008]: S.I. 2003/413 (N.I. 3). Articles 11 and 14 were amended by S.I. 2020/742.

[^f00009]: S.I. 1986/595 (N.I. 4). In Article 2(2) there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations. Article 90(2) (which defines “private hospital”) was amended by S.I. 1994/429 (N.I. 2) and paragraph 1(1)(d) of Schedule 6 to the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1 (N.I.)).

[^f00010]: S.R. 2003/468. Schedules 6 and 11 were amended by S.I. 2019/1514.

[^f00011]: S.R. 2005/482.

[^f00012]: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.). The reference to registered post in section 24(1) includes the recorded delivery service: see the Recorded Delivery Service Act (Northern Ireland) 1963 (c. 5 (N.I.)). The meaning of “registered post” and “recorded delivery service” are modified by Part 1 of Schedule 8 to the Postal Services Act 2000 (c. 26): that Part extends to Northern Ireland and applies to the 1954 and 1963 Acts (see section 131 of the 2000 Act, and the definition of “enactment” in section 125(1) of the 2000 Act). In section 1 of the 1954 Act, the definition of “enactment” is affected by the amendment of section 1(a) by S.I. 1999/663.

[^f00013]: Article 14 was amended, and Article 17A was inserted, by S.I. 2020/742.

[^f00014]: Part 2 of the 2014 Regulations was amended by S.I. 2016/911. Parts 3 and 4 of the 2014 Regulations are extended to Northern Ireland, and amended, by regulation 31 of these Regulations.

[^f00015]: S.S.I. 2014/361.

[^f00016]: S.I. 2014/3229.

[^f00017]: Articles 11 and 14 were amended by S.I. 2020/742, and Article 14 is modified by regulation 15 of these Regulations.

[^f00018]: 1971 c. 80. See section 1, which was amended by the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36).

[^f00019]: S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12).

[^f00020]: Section 41(6) was amended by S.I. 1999/663.

[^f00021]: S.R. 2016/205. The footnotes to the Schedule were amended by S.I. 2019/1514. The fees for out-of-hours attendance are currently £126 (weekday evenings and Saturday daytime) and £180 (Saturday evenings, and Sundays and bank holidays).

[^f00022]: S.I. 2003/468. Regulation 27 was amended by S.R. 2014/296.

[^f00023]: S.I. 2005/482. Regulation 19 was amended by S.R. 2014/297.

[^f00024]: 1981 c. 61. See, in particular, Part 4 (British subjects) and section 38 (British protected persons). In Part 4, section 31 was amended by the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c. 8), and section 33 ceased to have effect, and was repealed, by the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41).

[^f00025]: 2006 c. 52. See section 370 and Schedule 15.

[^f00026]: In Part 1, the definition of “civil partnership” in regulation 2 was amended by S.I. 2019/1458. Regulation 2 was also amended by S.I. 2016/911.

[^f00027]: Article 35(5) to (8) were added by the Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c.20 (N.I.)).

[^f00028]: Section 155(6) to (9) were added by the Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.

[^f00029]: 1837 c. 26. Section 18 was substituted by the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53), and repealed (so far as extending to Northern Ireland) by S.I. 1994/1899 (N.I. 13) with effect from 1.1.1995 (see S.R. 1994/372). Section 18(1) was amended, and sections 18(5) and 18D were inserted, by S.I. 2014/3168. Section 18B was inserted by the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33).

[^f00030]: The definition of “convertible Northern Ireland civil partnership” is inserted by regulation 31 of these Regulations.

[^f00031]: S.I. 1959/406. Article 1(2) and (3), and article 3(2)(d) to (f) and (4)(c)(ii) to (iv), were inserted by S.I. 2014/3061, and extended to Northern Ireland by regulation 149(c) of S.I. 2019/1514. Article 3(4)(d) was inserted, and article 7(5) was amended, by S.I. 2005/3186.

[^f00032]: 1961 c. 5 (N.I.). Section 2 was amended by S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2) and regulation 24 of S.I. 2019/1514.

[^f00033]: S.I. 1975/1503 (N.I. 15). Article 69(5ZA), and the definition of “widower’s pension” in Article 69(7), were inserted by Article 7 of S.I. 1990/1509 (N.I. 13). Article 69(5ZA) was amended, and Article 69(5ZB) and (5ZC) were inserted, by section 110 of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 13 (N.I.)). Article 69(5ZB) and (5ZC) were amended by S.I. 2019/1514. There are also amendments of the provisions of Article 69 not being amended by these Regulations.

[^f00034]: 2004 c. 7. For the main provisions about full certificates see sections 4 to 11D of the Act, as amended by the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30), the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5), S.I. 2014/3229, S.I. 2019/1458 and S.I. 2019/1514.

[^f00035]: S.I. 2019/1514.

[^f00036]: 1975 c. 60. Section 59(5ZC) was inserted by section 137 of the Pensions Act 2008 (c. 30) with effect from 13th March 2014 (see S.I. 2014/463). In section 59 so far as extending to England and Wales, subsection (5ZC)(a) was substituted and subsection (5ZC)(b) was amended by paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 3 to S.I. 2014/560 (with effect from 13th March 2014), and subsection (5ZC)(a) and (b) were amended and in subsection (7) the definition of “relevant gender change case” was inserted by paragraph 8(3) and (4) of the Schedule to S.I. 2014/3168 (with effect from 10th December 2014). In section 59 so far as extending to Scotland, subsection (5ZC)(a) was substituted and subsection (5ZC)(b) was amended and in subsection (7) the definition of “relevant gender change case” was inserted by S.I. 2014/3229 (with effect from 16th December 2014).

[^f00037]: S.I. 2014/560.

[^f00038]: S.I. 2014/3168.

[^f00039]: S.I. 1978/1045 (N.I. 15).

[^f00040]: In Article 14, paragraph (d) was amended by S.I. 1986/595 (N.I. 4), and paragraphs (g) and (h) were inserted by the Gender Recognition Act 2004. In Article 16, paragraph (2) was substituted, and paragraphs (4) and (5) were inserted, by S.I. 1989/677 (N.I. 4), and amendments were made by the Gender Recognition Act 2004.

[^f00041]: 1992 c. 4. A version of section 48(5) was inserted by paragraphs 29 and 30 of Schedule 7 to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30) and, by virtue of section 20(7)(a) of that Act, extended to England and Wales only. A further version of section 48(5) was inserted by paragraph 2(7) of Schedule 4 to S.I. 2014/3229 (“the 2014 Order”). Under article 3 of the 2014 Order, the version of section 48(5) inserted by the 2014 Order extended to England and Wales, and Scotland. However, that version did not purport to replace the version inserted by the 2013 Act. And although the 2014 Order purported to repeal paragraphs 29 and 30 of Schedule 7 to the 2013 Act, under article 3 of the 2014 Order that repeal extended only to Scotland, even though those paragraphs extended only to England and Wales. Other amendments were made to section 48 by Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and Schedule 12 to the Pensions Act 2014. Section 48A was substituted by the Pensions Act 1995 and further substituted by the Pensions Act 2014.

[^f00042]: 1992 c. 7. Section 48A was substituted by S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22) and was further substituted by paragraph 52 of Schedule 12 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c.5 (N.I.)). Sections 48(5) and 48A(6A) were inserted by S.I. 2019/1514.

[^f00043]: 1993 c. 49. Section 13(2) was amended by S.I. 2005/433 and 2019/1514. Section 13(12) was inserted by S.I. 2019/1514. Section 20D was inserted by the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1 (N.I.)) and amended by S.I. 2019/1514. Section 33(1) to (3) were substituted by the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015. Sections 33(4) to (7) and 34A were inserted by S.I. 2019/1514.

[^f00044]: S.I. 1994/1899 (N.I. 13). Articles 13A and 13B were inserted by Schedule 14 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33).

[^f00045]: 1977 c. 15. See, in particular, section 5(4)(b) as amended by the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and by the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (no legal impediment to marriage between civil partners in qualifying civil partnership as defined by section 5(6) of the 1977 Act as substituted by S.S.I. 2015/371). See also section 11 of that 2014 Act.

[^f00046]: S.R. 2003/497.

[^f00047]: Section 1 was amended by the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30), the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5), S.I. 2019/1458 and S.I. 2019/1514, and is prospectively amended by the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15).

[^f00048]: 2007 c. 3. Sections 45(1) and (3), 47(4) and 48(4) were amended by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013 (c. 2). The amount in section 45(3)(a) was most recently uprated by S.I. 2020/343.

[^f00049]: S.I. 2012/798. The table was substituted by S.I. 2016/373 and amended by S.I. 2019/182 and 2020/942.

[^f00050]: 2014 c. 19.

[^f00051]: 2015 c. 5 (N.I.). Paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 6 was inserted by S.I. 2019/1514.