Civil Partnership Act 2004
Civil Partnership Act 2004 (2004 c. 33)
- Civil Partnership Act 2004 (2004 c. 33)
- Part 1 Introduction
- 1 Civil partnership
- Part 2 Civil partnership: England and Wales
- Chapter 1 Registration
- Formation, eligibility and parental etc. consent
- 2 Formation of civil partnership by registration
- 3 Eligibility
- 4 Parental etc. consent where proposed civil partner under 18
- Registration procedure: general
- 5 Types of pre-registration procedure
- 6 Place of registration
- 6A Power to approve premises
- 7 The civil partnership document
- The standard procedure
- 8 Notice of proposed civil partnership and declaration
- 8A Additional information if party not relevant national
- 9 Evidence
- 9A Additional evidence if party not relevant national
- 9B Change of usual address or UK contact address
- 9C Rejection of false information or evidence
- 9D Amendment of notice and evidence provisions
- 9E Specified evidence
- 9F Recording of information in the register: compliance with requirements
- 10 Proposed civil partnership to be publicised
- 11 Meaning of “the waiting period”
- 12 Power to shorten the waiting period
- 12A Referral of proposed civil partnership to Secretary of State
- 13 Objection to proposed civil partnership
- 14 Issue of civil partnership schedule
- 14A Notice of proposed civil partnership: false information or evidence
- 15 Appeal against refusal to issue civil partnership schedule
- 16 Frivolous objections and representations and appeals: liability for costs etc.
- 17 Period during which registration may take place
- The procedures for house-bound and detained persons
- 18 House-bound persons
- 19 Detained persons
- Modified procedures for certain non-residents
- 20 Modified procedures for certain non-residents
- The special procedure
- 21 Notice of proposed civil partnership
- 22 Evidence to be produced
- 23 Application to be reported to Registrar General
- 24 Objection to issue of Registrar General’s licence
- 25 Issue of Registrar General’s licence
- 26 Frivolous objections: liability for costs
- 27 Period during which registration may take place
- Supplementary
- 28 Registration authorities
- 29 Civil partnership registrars
- 30 The Registrar General and the register
- 30ZA. Religious involvement: protection against compulsion
- 30A Relevant nationals
- 31 Offences relating to civil partnership schedule
- 32 Offences relating to Registrar General’s licence
- 33 Offences relating to the recording of civil partnerships
- 34 Fees
- 35 Power to assimilate provisions relating to civil registration
- 36 Regulations and orders
- Chapter 2 Dissolution, nullity and other proceedings
- Introduction
- 37 Powers to make orders and effect of orders
- 37A Dissolution on ground of breakdown: conditional and final orders
- 38 Annulment and presumption of death: conditional and final orders
- 39 Intervention of the Queen’s Proctor
- 40 Proceedings before order has been made final
- 41 Time bar on applications for dissolution orders
- 42 Attempts at reconciliation of civil partners
- 43 Consideration by the court of certain agreements or arrangements
- Dissolution of civil partnership
- 44 Dissolution of civil partnership which has broken down irretrievably
- 45 Supplemental provisions as to facts raising presumption of breakdown
- 46 Dissolution order not precluded by previous separation order etc.
- 47 Refusal of dissolution in 5 year separation cases on ground of grave hardship
- 48 Proceedings before order made final: protection for respondent ...
- Nullity
- 49 Grounds on which civil partnership is void
- 50 Grounds on which civil partnership is voidable
- 51 Bars to relief where civil partnership is voidable
- 52 Proof of certain matters not necessary to validity of civil partnership
- 53 Power to validate civil partnership
- 54 Validity of civil partnerships registered outside England and Wales
- Presumption of death orders
- 55 Presumption of death orders
- Separation orders
- 56 Separation orders
- 57 Effect of separation order
- Declarations
- 58 Declarations
- 59 General provisions as to making and effect of declarations
- 60 The Attorney General and proceedings for declarations
- 61 Supplementary provisions as to declarations
- General provisions
- 62 Relief for respondent in dissolution proceedings
- 63 Restrictions on making of orders affecting children
- 64 Parties to proceedings under this Chapter
- Chapter 3 Property and financial arrangements
- 65 Contribution by civil partner to property improvement
- 66 Disputes between civil partners about property
- 67 Applications under section 66 where property not in possession etc.
- 68 Applications under section 66 by former civil partners
- 69 Actions in tort between civil partners
- 70 Assurance policy by civil partner for benefit of other civil partner etc.
- 71 Wills, administration of estates and family provision
- 72 Financial relief for civil partners and children of family
- Chapter 4 Civil partnership agreements
- 73 Civil partnership agreements unenforceable
- 74 Property where civil partnership agreement is terminated
- Chapter 5 Children
- 75 Parental responsibility, children of the family and relatives
- 76 Guardianship
- 77 Entitlement to apply for residence or contact order
- 78 Financial provision for children
- 79 Adoption
- Chapter 6 Miscellaneous
- 80 False statements etc. with reference to civil partnerships
- 81 Housing and tenancies
- 82 Family homes and domestic violence
- 83 Fatal accidents claims
- 84 Evidence
- Part 3 Civil partnership: Scotland
- Chapter 1 Formation and eligibility
- 85 Formation of civil partnership by registration
- 86 Eligibility
- Chapter 2 Registration
- 87 Appointment of authorised registrars
- 88 Notice of proposed civil partnership
- 88A. Additional information if party not relevant national
- 88B. Additional evidence if party not relevant national
- 88C. Declaration to accompany information and evidence
- 88D. Rejection of false information or evidence
- 88E. Notice of proposed civil partnership: treated as not given
- 88F. Referral of proposed civil partnership to the Secretary of State
- 89 Civil partnership notice book
- 90 Publicisation
- 91 Early registration
- 92 Objections to registration
- 93 Place of civil registration of civil partnerships
- 93A Date and place of registration of religious or belief civil partnerships
- 94 The civil partnership schedule
- 94A Persons who may register civil partnerships
- 94B Registration of nominated persons as celebrants
- 94C Removal of celebrant's name from register
- 94D Alterations to register maintained under section 94B
- 94E Temporary authorisation of celebrants
- 95 Further provision as to registration
- 95ZA Registrar's power to require delivery of civil partnership schedule
- 95A Validity following entry in civil partnership register
- 96 Civil partnership with former spouse
- 97 Certificates of no impediment for Part 2 purposes
- 97A Second civil partnership registration
- 98 Application of certain provisions to civil partnerships
- 99 Correction of errors in civil partnership register
- 100 Offences
- Chapter 3 Occupancy rights and tenancies
- Occupancy rights
- 101 Occupancy rights
- 102 Occupancy: subsidiary and consequential rights
- 103 Regulation by court of rights of occupancy of family home
- 104 Exclusion orders
- 105 Duration of orders under sections 103 and 104
- 106 Continued exercise of occupancy rights after dealing
- 107 Dispensation with civil partner’s consent to dealing
- 108 Interests of creditors
- 109 Provisions where both civil partners have title
- 110 Rights of occupancy in relation to division and sale
- 111 Adjudication
- 111A Effect of court action under section 103, 104 or 105 on reckoning of periods in sections 101 and 106
- Transfer of tenancy
- 112 Transfer of tenancy
- Chapter 4 Interdicts
- 113 Civil partners: competency of interdict
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- Chapter 5 Dissolution, separation and nullity
- Dissolution and separation
- 117 Dissolution
- 118 Encouragement of reconciliation
- 119 Effect of resumption of cohabitation
- 120 Separation
- 121 Dissolution following on decree of separation
- 121A Postponement of decree of dissolution where religious impediment to marry exists
- 122 Registration of dissolutions and declarators of nullity of civil partnerships
- Nullity
- 123 Nullity
- 124 Validity of civil partnerships registered outside Scotland
- Special destinations: revocation on dissolution or annulment
- 124A Special destination: revocation on dissolution or annulment
- Financial provision after overseas proceedings
- 125 Financial provision after overseas dissolution or annulment
- Chapter 6 Miscellaneous and interpretation
- Miscellaneous
- 126 Regulations
- 127 Attachment
- 128 Promise or agreement to enter into civil partnership
- 129 Lord Advocate as party to action for nullity or dissolution of civil partnership
- 130 Civil partner of accused a competent witness
- 131 Succession: legal rights arising by virtue of civil partnership
- 132 Assurance policies
- 133 Council Tax: liability of civil partners
- 134 General provisions as to fees
- Interpretation
- 135 Interpretation of this Part
- 136 The expression “relative” in the 1965 Act
- Part 4 Civil partnership: Northern Ireland
- Chapter 1 Registration
- Formation and eligibility
- 137 Formation of civil partnership by registration
- 138 Eligibility
- Preliminaries to registration
- 139 Notice of proposed civil partnership
- 139A. Additional information if party not relevant national
- 139B. Additional evidence if party not relevant national
- 139C. Declaration to accompany information and evidence
- 139D. Rejection of false information or evidence
- 139E. Referral of proposed civil partnership to the Secretary of State
- 140 Civil partnership notice book and list of intended civil partnerships
- 141 Power to require evidence of name etc.
- 142 Objections
- 143 Civil partnership schedule
- 143A. Civil partnership notice: false information or evidence
- 144 Place of registration
- Young persons
- 145 Parental etc. consent where proposed civil partner under 18
- Supplementary
- 146 Validity of registration
- 147 Corrections and cancellations
- 148 Interpreters
- 149 Detained persons
- 150 Certificates of no impediment for Part 2 purposes
- 151 Registration districts and registration authorities
- 152 Registrars and other staff
- 153 Records and documents to be sent to Registrar General
- 154 Annual report
- 155 Searches
- 155A Notification of registration
- 156 Proof of civil partnership for purposes of certain statutory provisions
- 157 Fees
- 158 Offences
- 159 Regulations
- 160 Interpretation
- Chapter 2 Dissolution, nullity and other proceedings
- Introduction
- 161 Powers to make orders and effect of orders
- 162 The period before conditional orders may be made final
- 163 Intervention by the Crown Solicitor
- 164 Proceedings before order has been made final
- 165 Time bar on applications for dissolution orders
- 166 Attempts at reconciliation of civil partners
- 167 Consideration by the court of certain agreements or arrangements
- Dissolution of civil partnership
- 168 Dissolution of civil partnership which has broken down irretrievably
- 169 Supplemental provisions as to facts raising presumption of breakdown
- 170 Dissolution order not precluded by previous separation order etc.
- 171 Refusal of dissolution in 5 year separation cases on ground of grave hardship
- 172 Proceedings before order made final: protection for respondent in separation cases
- Nullity
- 173 Grounds on which civil partnership is void
- 174 Grounds on which civil partnership is voidable
- 174A. Civil partnership converted from a marriage: when voidable
- 175 Bars to relief where civil partnership is voidable
- 176 Proof of certain matters not necessary to validity of civil partnership
- 177 Validity of civil partnerships registered outside Northern Ireland
- Presumption of death orders
- 178 Presumption of death orders
- Separation orders
- 179 Separation orders
- 180 Effect of separation order
- Declarations
- 181 Declarations
- 182 General provisions as to making and effect of declarations
- 183 The Attorney General and proceedings for declarations
- 184 Supplementary provisions as to declarations
- General provisions
- 185 Relief for respondent in dissolution proceedings
- 186 Restrictions on making of orders affecting children
- 187 Parties to proceedings under this Chapter
- The court
- 188 The court
- 189 Appeals
- 190 Transfer of proceedings
- Chapter 3 Property and financial arrangements
- 191 Disputes between civil partners about property
- 192 Applications under section 191 where property not in possession etc.
- 193 Applications under section 191 by former civil partners
- 194 Assurance policy by civil partner for benefit of other civil partner etc.
- 195 Wills, administration of estates and family provision
- 196 Financial relief for civil partners and children of family
- Chapter 4 Civil partnership agreements
- 197 Civil partnership agreements unenforceable
- 198 Property where civil partnership agreement is terminated
- Chapter 5 Children
- 199 Parental responsibility, children of the family and relatives
- 200 Guardianship
- 201 Entitlement to apply for residence or contact order
- 202 Financial provision for children
- 203 Adoption
- Chapter 6 Miscellaneous
- 204 False statements etc. with reference to civil partnerships
- 204A. Ceremonies and events to mark civil partnerships: protection from compulsion
- 205 Housing and tenancies
- 206 Family homes and domestic violence
- 207 Fatal accidents claims
- 208 Evidence
- 209 Restriction on publicity of reports of proceedings
- Part 5 Civil partnership formed or dissolved abroad etc.
- Chapter 1 Registration outside UK under Order in Council
- 210 Registration at British consulates etc.
- 211 Registration by armed forces personnel
- Chapter 2 Overseas relationships treated as civil partnerships
- 212 Meaning of “overseas relationship”
- 213 Specified relationships
- 214 The general conditions
- 215 Overseas relationships treated as civil partnerships: the general rule
- 216 The same-sex requirement
- 217 Person domiciled in a part of the United Kingdom
- 218 The public policy exception
- Chapter 3 Dissolution etc.: jurisdiction and recognition
- Introduction
- 219 Power to make provision corresponding to EC Regulation 2201/2003as to jurisdiction in relation to civil partnerships
- Jurisdiction of courts in England and Wales
- 220 Meaning of “the court”
- 221 Proceedings for dissolution, separation or nullity order
- 222 Proceedings for presumption of death order
- 223 Proceedings for dissolution, nullity or separation order: supplementary
- 224 Applications for declarations as to validity etc.
- Jurisdiction of Scottish courts
- 225 Jurisdiction of Scottish courts
- 226 Sisting of proceedings
- 227 Scottish ancillary and collateral orders
- Jurisdiction of courts in Northern Ireland
- 228 Meaning of “the court”
- 229 Proceedings for dissolution, separation or nullity order
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- 231 Proceedings for dissolution, nullity or separation order: supplementary
- 232 Applications for declarations as to validity etc.
- Recognition of dissolution, annulment and separation
- 233 Effect of dissolution, annulment or separation obtained in the UK
- 234 Recognition in the UK of overseas dissolution, annulment or separation
- 235 Grounds for recognition
- 236 Refusal of recognition
- 237 Supplementary provisions relating to recognition of dissolution etc.
- 238 Non-recognition elsewhere of dissolution or annulment
- Chapter 4 Miscellaneous and supplementary
- 239 Commanding officers' certificates for Part 2 purposes
- 240 Certificates of no impediment to overseas relationships
- 241 Transmission of certificates of registration of overseas relationships
- 242 Power to make provision relating to certain Commonwealth forces
- 243 Fees
- 244 Orders in Council: supplementary
- 245 Interpretation
- Part 6 Relationships arising through civil partnership
- 246 Interpretation of statutory references to stepchildren etc.
- 247 Provisions to which section 246 applies: Acts of Parliament etc.
- 248 Provisions to which section 246 applies: Northern Ireland
- Part 7 Miscellaneous
- 249 Immigration control and formation of civil partnerships
- 250 Gender recognition where applicant a civil partner
- 251 Discrimination against civil partners in employment field
- 252 Discrimination against civil partners in employment field: Northern Ireland
- 253 Civil partners to have unlimited insurable interest in each other
- 254 Social security, child support and tax credits
- 255 Power to amend enactments relating to pensions
- 256 Amendment of certain enactments relating to pensions
- 257 Amendment of certain enactments relating to the armed forces
- Part 8 Supplementary
- 258 Regulations and orders
- 259 Power to make further provision in connection with civil partnership
- 260 EU obligations and civil partners
- 261 Minor and consequential amendments, repeals and revocations
- 262 Extent
- 263 Commencement
- 264 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Prohibited degrees of relationship: England and Wales
- Part 1 The prohibitions
- Absolute prohibitions
- Qualified prohibitions
- Part 2 Special provisions relating to qualified prohibitions
- Provisions relating to paragraph 2
- Provisions relating to paragraph 3
- SCHEDULE 2 Civil partnerships of persons under 18: England and Wales
- Part 1 Appropriate persons
- Part 2 Obtaining consent: general
- Consent of appropriate person unobtainable
- Consent of appropriate person refused
- Declaration
- Forbidding proposed civil partnership
- Evidence
- Issue of civil partnership schedule
- Part 3 Obtaining consent: special procedure
- Consent of appropriate person unobtainable or refused
- Declaration
- Forbidding proposed civil partnership
- Evidence
- Issue of Registrar General’s licence
- Part 4 Provisions relating to the court
- SCHEDULE 3 Registration by former spouses one of whom has changed sex
- Application of Schedule
- The relevant period
- Modifications of standard procedure and procedures for house-bound and detained persons
- Modified procedures for certain non-residents
- SCHEDULE 3A Modifications if proposed civil partnership referred under section 12A
- Introduction
- No civil partnership schedule to be issued until decision about investigation etc
- Civil partnership to be investigated: extension of waiting period to 70 days
- Effect of shortening waiting period
- SCHEDULE 4 Wills, administration of estates and family provision
- Part 1 Wills
- Part 2 Administration of estates and family provision
- Public Trustee Act 1906 (c. 55)
- Administration of Estates Act 1925 (c. 23)
- Intestates' Estates Act 1952 (c. 64)
- Family Provision Act 1966 (c. 35)
- Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (c. 63)
- SCHEDULE 5 Financial relief: provision corresponding to provision made by Part 2 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
- Part 1 Financial provision in connection with dissolution, nullity or separation
- Circumstances in which orders under this Part may be made
- The orders: periodical and secured periodical payments and lump sums
- Particular provision that may be made by lump sum orders
- When orders under this Part may take effect
- Restrictions on making of orders under this Part
- Part 2 Property adjustment on or after dissolution, nullity or separation
- Circumstances in which property adjustment orders may be made
- Property adjustment orders
- When property adjustment orders may take effect
- Restrictions on making property adjustment orders
- Part 3 Sale of property orders
- Circumstances in which sale of property orders may be made
- Sale of property orders
- When sale of property orders may take effect
- When sale of property orders cease to have effect
- Protection of third parties
- Part 4 Pension sharing orders on or after dissolution or nullity order
- Circumstances in which pension sharing orders may be made
- Pension sharing orders
- Pension sharing orders: apportionment of charges
- Restrictions on making of pension sharing orders
- When pension sharing orders may take effect
- Part 4A Pension compensation sharing orders on or after dissolution or nullity order
- Circumstances in which pension compensation sharing orders may be made
- Pension compensation sharing orders
- Pension compensation sharing orders: apportionment of charges
- Restrictions on making pension compensation sharing orders
- When pension compensation sharing orders may take effect
- Interpretation
- Part 5 Matters to which court is to have regard under Parts 1 to 4A
- General
- Particular matters to be taken into account when exercising powers in relation to civil partners
- Particular matters to be taken into account when exercising powers in relation to children
- Terminating financial obligations
- Part 6 Making of Part 1 orders having regard to pension benefits
- Pension benefits to be included in matters to which court is to have regard
- Provisions applying where pension benefits taken into account in decision to make Part 1 order
- Pensions: lump sums
- Pensions: supplementary
- Regulations
- Interpretation of provisions relating to pensions
- Part 7 Pension protection fund compensation etc.
- PPF compensation to be included in matters to which court is to have regard
- Assumption of responsibility by PPF Board in paragraph 25(2) cases
- Assumption of responsibility by PPF Board in paragraph 25(5) cases
- Lump sums: power to modify paragraph 26 in respect of assessment period
- Assumption of responsibility by the Board not to affect power of court to vary order etc.
- Attachment of PPF compensation
- Regulations
- Interpretation
- Part 8 Maintenance and other payments pending outcome of dissolution, nullity or separation proceedings
- Maintenance orders
- Orders in respect of legal services
- Part 9 Failure to maintain: financial provision (and interim orders)
- Circumstances in which orders under this Part may be made
- Interim orders
- Orders that may be made where failure to maintain established
- Particular provision that may be made by lump sum orders
- Matters to which the court is to have regard on application under paragraph 39(1)(a)
- Matters to which the court is to have regard on application under paragraph 39(1)(b)
- Restrictions on making orders under this Part
- Part 10 Commencement of certain proceedings and duration of certain orders
- Commencement of proceedings for ancillary relief, etc.
- Duration of periodical and secured periodical payments orders for a civil partner
- Subsequent civil partnership or marriage
- Duration of continuing orders in favour of children, and age limit on making certain orders in their favour
- Part 11 Variation, discharge etc. of certain orders for financial relief
- Orders etc. to which this Part applies
- Powers to vary, discharge, suspend or revive order
- Power to remit arrears
- Additional powers on discharging or varying a periodical or secured periodical payments order after dissolution of civil partnership
- Variation etc. of periodical or secured periodical payments orders made in cases of failure to maintain
- Variation etc. of property adjustment , pension sharing and pension compensation sharing orders
- Matters to which court is to have regard in exercising powers under this Part
- Variation of secured periodical payments order where person liable has died
- Power to direct when variation etc. is to take effect
- Part 12 Arrears and repayments
- Payment of certain arrears unenforceable without the leave of the court
- Orders for repayment in certain cases of sums paid under certain orders
- Orders for repayment after cessation of order because of subsequent civil partnership etc.
- Part 13 Consent orders and maintenance agreements
- Consent orders for financial relief
- Meaning of “maintenance agreement” and “financial arrangements”
- Validity of maintenance agreements
- Alteration of agreements by court during lives of parties
- Restrictions on applications to and orders by magistrates' courts under paragraph 69
- Provisions relating to periodical and secured periodical payments: duration
- Saving
- Alteration of agreements by court after death of one party
- Part 14 Miscellaneous and supplementary
- Avoidance of transactions intended to prevent or reduce financial relief
- Direction for settlement of instrument for securing payments or effecting property adjustment
- Settlement, etc., made in compliance with a property adjustment order may be avoided on bankruptcy of settlor
- Payments, etc., under order made in favour of person suffering from mental disorder
- Appeals relating to pension sharing orders which have taken effect
- Appeals relating to pension compensation sharing orders which have taken effect
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 6 Financial relief: provision corresponding to provision made by the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978
- Part 1 Failure to maintain etc.: financial provision
- Circumstances in which orders under this Part may be made
- The orders: periodical and secured periodical payments and lump sums
- Particular provision that may be made by lump sum orders
- Matters to which court is to have regard in exercising its powers under this Part—general
- Particular matters to be taken into account when exercising powers in relation to civil partners
- Particular matters to be taken into account when exercising powers in relation to children
- Reconciliation
- Refusal of order in case more suitable for High Court
- Part 2 Orders for agreed financial provision
- Orders for payments which have been agreed by the parties
- Meaning of “financial provision” and of references to specified financial provision
- Evidence to be produced where respondent not present etc.
- Exercise of powers in relation to children
- Power to make alternative orders
- Relationship between this Part and Part 1
- Part 3 Orders of court where civil partners living apart by agreement
- Powers of court where civil partners are living apart by agreement
- The orders that may be made under this Part
- Restrictions on orders under this Part
- Relationship with powers under Part 1
- Matters to be taken into consideration
- Part 4 Interim orders
- Circumstances in which interim orders may be made
- Meaning of interim order
- When interim order may start
- Payments which can be treated as having been paid on account
- When interim order ceases to have effect
- Supplementary
- Part 5 Commencement and duration of orders under Parts 1, 2 and 3
- Duration of periodical payments order for a civil partner
- Age limit on making orders for financial provision for children and duration of such orders
- Application of paragraphs 26 and 27 to Part 2 orders
- Effect on certain orders of parties living together
- Part 6 Variation etc. of orders
- Power to vary, revoke, suspend or revive order
- Powers to order lump sum on variation
- Power to specify when order as varied is to take effect
- Matters to which court is to have regard in exercising powers under this Part
- Variation of orders for periodical payments: further provisions
- Persons who may apply under this Part
- Revival of orders for periodical payments
- Variation of instalments of lump sum
- Supplementary provisions with respect to variation and revocation of orders
- Part 7 Arrears and repayments
- Enforcement etc. of orders for payment of money
- Orders for repayment after cessation of order because of subsequent civil partnership etc.
- Part 8 Supplementary
- Restrictions on making of orders under this Schedule: welfare of children
- Constitution of courts, powers of High Court and county court in relation to orders and appeals
- Provisions as to jurisdiction and procedure
- Meaning of “child of the family”
- SCHEDULE 7 Financial relief in England and Wales after overseas dissolution etc. of a civil partnership
- Part 1 Financial relief
- Part applies where civil partnership has been dissolved etc. overseas
- Either civil partner may make application for financial relief
- No application after formation of subsequent civil partnership or marriage
- Leave of court required for making of application
- Interim orders for maintenance
- Paragraphs 7 and 8 apply where application made for relief under paragraph 9 or 13
- Jurisdiction of the court
- Duty of the court to consider whether England and Wales is appropriate venue for application
- Orders for financial provision, property adjustment , pension sharing and pension compensation sharing
- Matters to which court is to have regard in exercising its powers under paragraph 9
- Restriction of powers under paragraph 9 where jurisdiction depends on civil partnership home in England or Wales
- Consent orders under paragraph 9
- Orders for transfers of tenancies of dwelling-houses
- Application to orders under paragraphs 5 and 9 of provisions of Schedule 5
- Avoidance of transactions designed to defeat claims under paragraphs 5 and 9
- Presumptions for the purposes of paragraph 15
- Part 2 Steps to prevent avoidance prior to application for leave under paragraph 4
- Prevention of transactions intended to defeat prospective claims under paragraphs 5 and 9
- Part 3 Supplementary
- Paragraphs 15 to 17: meaning of “disposition” and saving
- Interpretation of Schedule
- SCHEDULE 8 Housing and tenancies
- Law of Property Act 1925 (c. 20)
- Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (c. 56)
- Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c. 88)
- Caravan Sites Act 1968 (c. 52)
- Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 (c. 80)
- Rent Act 1977 (c. 42)
- Protection from Eviction Act 1977 (c. 43)
- Housing Act 1980 (c. 51)
- Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)
- Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (c. 5)
- Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (c. 31)
- Housing Act 1988 (c. 50)
- Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)
- Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (c. 28)
- Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995 (c. 8)
- Housing Act 1996 (c. 52)
- Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (c. 53)
- Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (c. 15)
- SCHEDULE 9 Family homes and domestic violence
- Part 1 Amendments of the Family Law Act 1996 (c. 27)
- Part 2 Consequential amendments
- Land Compensation Act 1973 (c. 26)
- Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)
- Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45)
- Housing Act 1988 (c. 50)
- Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (c. 15)
- Part 3 Transitional provision
- SCHEDULE 10 FORBIDDEN DEGREES OF RELATIONSHIP: SCOTLAND
- SCHEDULE 10A Modifications if proposed civil partnership referred under section 88F
- Introduction
- No civil partnership schedule to be completed until decision about investigation etc
- Civil partnership to be investigated: extension of 28 day period to 70 days
- Effect of reducing statutory period
- SCHEDULE 11 Financial provision in Scotland after overseas proceedings
- Part 1 Introductory
- Part 2 Circumstances in which court may entertain application for financial provision
- Part 3 Disposal of applications
- Part 4 The expression “order for financial provision”
- SCHEDULE 12 Prohibited degrees of relationship: Northern Ireland
- Absolute prohibitions
- Qualified prohibitions
- SCHEDULE 13 Civil partnerships of persons under 18: Northern Ireland
- Part 1 Appropriate persons
- Part 2 Dispensing with consent
- Order dispensing with consent
- Part 3 Recording consents and orders
- SCHEDULE 13A Modifications if proposed civil partnership referred under section 139E
- Introduction
- No civil partnership schedule to be issued until decision about investigation etc
- Civil partnership to be investigated: completion of civil partnership schedule
- Requests to complete the civil partnership schedule before expiry of 70 day period
- Effect of reducing statutory period
- SCHEDULE 14 Wills, administration of estates and family provision: Northern Ireland
- Part 1 Wills
- Part 2 Administration of estates and family provision
- Administration of Estates Act (Northern Ireland) 1955 (c. 24 (N.I.))
- Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/ 924 (N.I. 8))
- SCHEDULE 15 Financial relief in the High Court or a county court etc.: Northern Ireland
- Part 1 Financial provision in connection with dissolution, nullity or separation
- Circumstances in which orders under this Part may be made
- The orders: periodical and secured periodical payments and lump sums
- Particular provision that may be made by lump sum orders
- When orders under this Part may take effect
- Restrictions on making of orders under this Part
- Part 2 Property adjustment on or after dissolution, nullity or separation
- Circumstances in which property adjustment orders may be made
- Property adjustment orders
- When property adjustment orders may take effect
- Restrictions on making property adjustment orders
- Part 3 Pension sharing orders on or after dissolution or nullity order
- Circumstances in which pension sharing orders may be made
- Pension sharing orders
- Pension sharing orders: apportionment of charges
- Restrictions on making of pension sharing orders
- When pension sharing orders may take effect
- PART 3A PENSION COMPENSATION SHARING ORDERS ON OR AFTER DISSOLUTION OR NULLITY ORDER
- Circumstances in which pension compensation sharing orders may be made
- Pension compensation sharing orders
- Pension compensation sharing orders: apportionment of charges
- Restrictions on making pension compensation sharing orders
- When pension compensation sharing orders may take effect
- Interpretation
- Part 4 Matters to which court is to have regard under Parts 1 to 3A
- General
- Particular matters to be taken into account when exercising powers in relation to civil partners
- Particular matters to be taken into account when exercising powers in relation to children
- Terminating considerations
- Part 5 Making of Part 1 orders having regard to pension benefits
- Pension benefits to be included in matters to which court is to have regard
- Provisions applying where pension benefits taken into account in decision to make Part 1 order
- Pensions: lump sums
- Pensions: supplementary
- Regulations
- Interpretation of provisions relating to pensions
- Part 6 Pension protection fund compensation etc.
- PPF compensation to be included in matters to which court is to have regard
- Assumption of responsibility by PPF Board in paragraph 20(2) cases
- Assumption of responsibility by PPF Board in paragraph 20(5) cases
- Lump sums: power to modify paragraph 21 in respect of assessment period
- Assumption of responsibility by the Board not to affect power of court to vary order etc.
- Attachment of PPF compensation
- Regulations
- Interpretation
- Part 7 Maintenance pending outcome of dissolution, nullity or separation proceedings
- Part 8 Failure to maintain: financial provision (and interim orders)
- Circumstances in which orders under this Part may be made
- Interim orders
- Orders that may be made where failure to maintain established
- Particular provision that may be made by lump sum orders
- Matters to which the court is to have regard on application under paragraph 34(1)(a)
- Matters to which the court is to have regard on application under paragraph 34(1)(b)
- Restrictions on making orders under this Part
- Part 9 Commencement of certain proceedings and duration of certain orders
- Commencement of proceedings for ancillary relief, etc.
- Duration of periodical and secured periodical payments orders for a civil partner
- Subsequent civil partnership or marriage
- Duration of continuing orders in favour of children, and age limit on making certain orders in their favour
- Part 10 Variation, discharge etc. of certain orders for financial relief
- Orders etc. to which this Part applies
- Powers to vary, discharge, suspend or revive order
- Power to remit arrears
- Variation etc. of periodical or secured periodical payments orders made in cases of failure to maintain
- Variation etc. of property adjustment , pension sharing and pension compensation sharing orders
- Matters to which court is to have regard in exercising powers under this Part
- Variation of secured periodical payments order where person liable has died
- Power to direct when variation etc. is to take effect
- Part 11 Arrears and repayments
- Payment of certain arrears unenforceable without the leave of the court
- Orders for repayment in certain cases of sums paid under certain orders
- Orders for repayment after cessation of order because of subsequent civil partnership etc.
- Part 12 Consent orders and maintenance agreements
- Consent orders for financial relief
- Meaning of “maintenance agreement” and “financial arrangements”
- Validity of maintenance agreements
- Alteration of agreements by court during lives of parties
- Restrictions on applications to and orders by courts of summary jurisdiction under paragraph 62
- Provisions relating to periodical and secured periodical payments: duration
- Saving
- Alteration of agreements by court after death of one party
- Part 13 Miscellaneous and supplementary
- Avoidance of transactions intended to prevent or reduce financial relief
- Direction for settlement of instrument for securing payments or effecting property adjustment
- Settlement, etc., made in compliance with a property adjustment order may be avoided on bankruptcy of settlor
- Payments, etc., under order made in favour of person suffering from mental disorder
- Appeals relating to pension sharing orders which have taken effect
- Appeals relating to pension compensation sharing orders which have taken effect
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 16 Financial relief in court of summary jurisdiction etc.: Northern Ireland
- Part 1 Failure to maintain etc.: financial provision
- Circumstances in which orders under this Part may be made
- The orders: periodical and secured periodical payments and lump sums
- Particular provision that may be made by lump sum orders
- Matters to which court is to have regard in exercising its powers under this Part – general
- Particular matters to be taken into account when exercising powers in relation to civil partners
- Particular matters to be taken into account when exercising powers in relation to children
- Reconciliation
- Refusal of order in case more suitable for High Court
- Part 2 Orders for agreed financial provision
- Orders for payments which have been agreed by the parties
- Meaning of “financial provision” and of references to specified financial provision
- Evidence to be produced where respondent not present etc.
- Exercise of powers in relation to children
- Power to make alternative orders
- Request for order under this Part in proceedings under Part 1
- Part 3 Orders of court where civil partners living apart by agreement
- Powers of court where civil partners are living apart by agreement
- The orders that may be made under this Part
- Restrictions on orders under this Part
- Relationship with powers under Part 1
- Matters to be taken into consideration
- Part 4 Interim orders
- Circumstances in which interim orders may be made
- Meaning of interim order
- When interim order may start
- Payments which can be treated as having been paid on account
- When interim order ceases to have effect
- Supplementary
- Part 5 Commencement and duration of orders under Parts 1, 2 and 3
- Duration of periodical payments order for a civil partner
- Age limit on making orders for financial provision for children and duration of such orders
- Application of paragraphs 26 and 27 to Part 2 orders
- Effect on certain orders of parties living together
- Part 6 Variation etc. of orders
- Power to vary, revoke, suspend or revive order
- Powers to order lump sum on variation
- Power to specify when order as varied is to take effect
- Matters to which court is to have regard in exercising powers under this Part
- Variation of orders for periodical payments: further provisions
- Persons who may apply under this Part
- Revival of orders for periodical payments
- Variation of instalments or remission of lump sum
- Supplementary provisions with respect to variation and revocation of orders
- Part 7 Arrears and repayments
- Enforcement etc. of orders for payment of money
- Orders for repayment after cessation of order because of subsequent civil partnership etc.
- Part 8 Supplementary
- Restrictions on making of orders under this Schedule: welfare of children
- Application of certain provisions of the Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 17 Financial relief in Northern Ireland after overseas dissolution etc. of a civil partnership
- Part 1 Financial relief
- Part applies where civil partnership has been dissolved etc. overseas
- Either civil partner may make application for financial relief
- No application after formation of subsequent civil partnership or marriage
- Leave of court required for making of application
- Interim orders for maintenance
- Paragraphs 7 and 8 apply where application made for relief under paragraph 9 or 13
- Jurisdiction of the court
- Duty of the court to consider whether Northern Ireland is appropriate venue for application
- Orders for financial provision, property adjustment and pension sharing , pension sharing and pension compensation sharing
- Matters to which court is to have regard in exercising its powers under paragraph 9
- Restriction of powers under paragraph 9 where jurisdiction depends on civil partnership home in Northern Ireland
- Consent orders under paragraph 9
- Orders for transfers of tenancies of dwelling-houses
- Application to orders under paragraphs 5 and 9 of provisions of Schedule 15
- Avoidance of transactions designed to defeat claims under paragraphs 5 and 9
- Presumptions for the purposes of paragraph 15
- Part 2 Steps to prevent avoidance prior to application for leave under paragraph 4
- Prevention of transactions intended to defeat prospective claims under paragraphs 5 and 9
- Part 3 Supplementary
- Paragraphs 15 to 17: meaning of “disposition” and saving
- Interpretation of Schedule
- SCHEDULE 18 Housing and tenancies: Northern Ireland
- Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1050 (N.I. 20))
- Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/156 (N.I. 3))
- Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/1118 (N.I. 15))
- Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/412 (N.I. 2))
- SCHEDULE 19 Family homes and domestic violence: Northern Ireland
- Part 1 Amendments of the Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order (SI 1998/1071 (NI 6))
- Part 2 Consequential amendments
- Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 (c. 18)
- Registration of Deeds Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 (c. 25)
- Land Acquisition and Compensation (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 (S.I. 1973/1896 (N.I. 21))
- Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1050 (N.I. 20))
- Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/1118 (N.I. 15))
- Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19))
- Part 3 Transitional provision
- SCHEDULE 20 Meaning of overseas relationship: specified relationships
- Part 1
- PART 2 Opposite-sex relationships
- SCHEDULE 21 References to stepchildren etc. in existing Acts
- SCHEDULE 22 References to stepchildren etc. in existing Northern Ireland legislation
- SCHEDULE 23 Immigration control and formation of civil partnerships
- Part 1 Introduction
- Application of Schedule
- The qualifying condition
- Part 2 England and Wales
- Application of this Part
- Procedure for giving notice of proposed civil partnership
- Declaration
- Recording of notice
- Supplementary
- Part 3 Scotland
- Application of this Part
- Procedure for giving notice of proposed civil partnership
- Pre-condition for making entry in civil partnership notice book etc.
- Supplementary
- Part 4 Northern Ireland
- Application of this Part
- Procedure for giving civil partnership notices
- Accompanying statement as to the qualifying condition
- Civil partnership notice book and civil partnership schedule
- Supplementary
- Part 5 Regulations
- SCHEDULE 24 Social security, child support and tax credits
- Part 1 Amendments of the Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48)
- Part 2 Amendments of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/ 2628 (N.I. 23))
- Part 3 Amendments of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4)
- Part 4 Amendments of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
- Part 5 Amendments of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)
- Part 6 Amendments of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)
- Part 7 Amendments of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18)
- Part 8 Amendments of the Child Support Act 1995 (c. 34)
- Part 9 Amendments of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/ 2702 (N.I. 13))
- Part 10 Amendments of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15))
- Part 11 Amendments of the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14)
- Part 12 Amendments of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/ 1506 (N.I. 10))
- Part 13 Amendments of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16)
- Part 14 Amendments of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)
- Part 15 Amendments of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.))
- SCHEDULE 25 Amendment of certain enactments relating to pensions
- Fire Services Act 1947 (c. 41)
- House of Commons Members' Fund Act 1948 (c. 36)
- Parliamentary and other Pensions Act 1972 (c. 48)
- Theatres Trust Act 1976 (c. 27)
- SCHEDULE 26 Amendment of certain enactments relating to the armed forces
- Greenwich Hospital Act 1865 (c. 89)
- Navy and Marines (Property of Deceased) Act 1865 (c. 111)
- Pensions Commutation Act 1871 (c. 36)
- Greenwich Hospital Act 1883 (c. 32)
- Pensions and Yeomanry Pay Act 1884 (c. 55)
- Regimental Debts Act 1893 (c. 5)
- Naval Medical Compassionate Fund Act 1915 (c. 28)
- Naval and Military War Pensions, &c., (Administrative Expenses) Act 1917 (c. 14)
- War Pensions (Administrative Provisions) Act 1919 (c. 53)
- War Pensions Act 1920 (c. 23)
- Admiralty Pensions Act 1921 (c. 39)
- Greenwich Hospital Act 1942 (c. 35)
- Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943 (c. 39)
- Greenwich Hospital Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6 c. 5)
- Polish Resettlement Act 1947 (c. 19)
- Naval Forces (Enforcement of Maintenance Liabilities) Act 1947 (c. 24)
- Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation Act 1950 (c. 10)
- Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 (c. 65)
- Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 18)
- Air Force Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 19)
- Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53)
- Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968 (c. 20)
- SCHEDULE 27 Minor and consequential amendments: general
- Explosive Substances Act 1883 (c. 3)
- Partnership Act 1890 (c. 39)
- Law of Distress Amendment Act 1908 (c. 53)
- Census Act 1920 (c. 41)
- Trustee Act 1925 (c. 19)
- Law of Property Act 1925 (c. 20)
- Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act 1926 (c. 61)
- Population (Statistics) Act 1938 (c. 12)
- Landlord and Tenant (Requisitioned Land) Act 1942 (c. 13)
- Limitation (Enemies and War Prisoners) Act 1945 (c. 16)
- Statistics of Trade Act 1947 (c. 39)
- Marriage Act 1949 (c. 76)
- Maintenance Orders Act 1950 (c. 37)
- Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (c. 20)
- Pharmacy Act 1954 (c. 61)
- Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Special Provisions) Act 1957 (c. 58)
- Maintenance Orders Act 1958 (c. 39)
- Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 (c. 41)
- Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 (c. 12)
- Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c. 19)
- Theft Act 1968 (c. 60)
- Domestic and Appellate Proceedings (Restriction of Publicity) Act 1968 (c. 63)
- Civil Evidence Act 1968 (c. 64)
- Gaming Act 1968 (c. 65)
- Medicines Act 1968 (c. 67)
- Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 (c. 57)
- Administration of Justice Act 1970 (c. 31)
- Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (c. 32)
- Criminal Damage Act 1971 (c. 48)
- Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77)
- Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
- Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c. 18)
- Fair Trading Act 1973 (c. 41)
- Slaughterhouses Act 1974 (c. 3)
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37)
- Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39)
- Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46)
- Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (c. 53)
- Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65)
- Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)
- Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45)
- Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 (c. 22)
- Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)
- Protection of Children Act 1978 (c. 37)
- Credit Unions Act 1979 (c. 34)
- Estate Agents Act 1979 (c. 38)
- Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
- Disused Burial Grounds (Amendment) Act 1981 (c. 18)
- Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 (c. 45)
- Senior Courts Act 1981(c. 54)
- British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61)
- Forfeiture Act 1982 (c. 34)
- Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)
- Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)
- Mobile Homes Act 1983 (c. 34)
- Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24)
- Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (c. 42)
- Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)
- Companies Act 1985 (c. 6)
- Enduring Powers of Attorney Act 1985 (c. 29)
- Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (c. 48)
- Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 (c. 60)
- Airports Act 1986 (c. 31)
- Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45)
- Building Societies Act 1986 (c. 53)
- Family Law Act 1986 (c. 55)
- Consumer Protection Act 1987 (c. 43)
- Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33)
- Companies Act 1989 (c. 40)
- Children Act 1989 (c. 41)
- Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)
- Opticians Act 1989 (c. 44)
- Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16)
- Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41)
- Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42)
- Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14)
- Friendly Societies Act 1992 (c. 40)
- Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1992 (c. 52)
- Charities Act 1993 (c. 10)
- Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48)
- Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c. 49)
- Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50)
- Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
- Family Law Act 1996 (c. 27)
- Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (c. 47)
- Civil Procedure Act 1997 (c. 12)
- National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (c. 39)
- Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22)
- Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30)
- Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33)
- Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2)
- Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8)
- Land Registration Act 2002 (c. 9)
- Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40)
- Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17)
- Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26)
- Courts Act 2003 (c. 39)
- Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42)
- SCHEDULE 28 Consequential amendments: Scotland
- Part 1 Amendments of the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 (c. 41)
- Part 2 Amendments of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 37)
- Part 3 Amendments of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 66)
- Part 4 Miscellaneous amendments
- Damages (Scotland) Act 1976 (c. 13)
- Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (c. 15)
- Presumption of Death (Scotland) Act 1977 (c. 27)
- Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53)
- Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 58)
- Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 36)
- Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69)
- Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 18)
- Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26)
- Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 32)
- Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 43)
- Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 (c. 44)
- Civil Evidence (Family Mediation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 6)
- Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36)
- Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 (c. 44)
- Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 10)
- Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 7)
- Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 11)
- Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13)
- SCHEDULE 29 Minor and consequential amendments: Northern Ireland
- Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.))
- Trustee Act (Northern Ireland) 1958 (c. 23 (N.I.))
- Perpetuities Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c. 2 (N.I.))
- Office and Shop Premises Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c. 26 (N.I.))
- Maintenance and Affiliation Orders Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c. 35 (N.I.))
- Census Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 8 (N.I.))
- Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 16 (N.I.))
- Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 24 (N.I.))
- Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 (c. 18 (N.I.))
- Leasehold (Enlargement and Extension) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 (c. 7 (N.I.))
- Civil Evidence Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 (c. 36 (N.I.))
- Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (c. 9 (N.I.))
- Employer’s Liability (Defective Equipment and Compulsory Insurance) (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/963 (N.I. 6))
- Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1041 (N.I. 14))
- Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1042 (N.I. 15))
- Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1213 (N.I. 22))
- Criminal Damage (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/426 (N.I. 4))
- Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23)
- Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9))
- Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1045 (N.I. 15))
- Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1908 (N.I. 27))
- Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c. 47)
- County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/397 (N.I. 3))
- Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/563 (N.I. 5))
- Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/226 (N.I. 6)
- Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/228 (N.I. 8))
- Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26))
- Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/1120 (N.I. 13))
- Forfeiture (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 (S.I. 1982/1082 (N.I. 14))
- Family Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/1984 (N.I. 14))
- Credit Unions (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/1205 (N.I. 12))
- Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/595 (N.I. 4))
- Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/1032 (N.I. 6))
- Enduring Powers of Attorney (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/1627 (N.I. 16))
- Matrimonial and Family Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/677 (N.I. 4))
- Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19))
- Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12))
- Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/593 (N.I. 5))
- Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/762 (N.I. 7))
- Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I.1992/807 (N.I.5))
- Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c. 49)
- Family Law (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1576 (N.I. 6))
- Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2))
- Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(S.I.1995/1980 (N.I.12))
- Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I. 16))
- Registration of Clubs (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/3159 (N.I. 23))
- Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/869 (N.I. 6))
- Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/3162 (N.I. 21))
- Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11))
- Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/412 (N.I. 2))
- Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/413 (N.I. 3))
- Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/435 (N.I. 10))
- Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/702 (N.I. 3))
- SCHEDULE 30 Repeals and revocations