Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 3255 (C. 139)
CIVIL PARTNERSHIP, NORTHERN IRELAND
The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Commencement No. 3) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005
Made
23rd November 2005
The Department of Finance and Personnel, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 263 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004( 1 ), and after having consulted the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Commencement No. 3) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005.
(2) In this Order—
(a) “the Act” means the Civil Partnership Act 2004; and
(b) “the 1984 Order” means the Family Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1984( 2 ).
Commencement
2. —(1) The provisions of the Act specified in the Schedule shall come into force on 5th December 2005.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), Schedule 29 shall, in so far as it is not already in force, come into force on 5th December 2005.
(3) Paragraph 64(3) of Schedule 29 shall only be commenced in so far as it substitutes Parts 1 and 2 of the Table in article 18 of the 1984 Order.
(4) Paragraphs 64(6), 64(7) and 93 of Schedule 29 shall not be commenced by this Order.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 23rd November 2005.
L.S.
Ethne E. Harkness
A senior officer of the
Department of Finance and Personnel
Article 2(1)
SCHEDULE
Sections 137 and 138
Section 139 in so far as it is not already in force
Section 140 in so far as it is not already in force
Sections 141 and 142
Section 143 to 145 in so far as they are not already in force
Section 146
Section 147 in so far as it is not already in force
Section 148
Section 149 in so far as it is not already in force
Sections 150 and 151
Section 152 in so far as it is not already in force
Sections 153 and 154
Sections 155 and 156 in so far as they are not already in force
Section 158
Sections 161 to 168
Section 169 in so far as it is not already in force
Sections 170 to 183
Section 184 in so far as it is not already in force
Sections 185 and 186
Section 187 in so far as it is not already in force
Sections 189 to 191 in so far as they are not already in force
Sections 192 to 209
Section 248 in so far as it is not already in force
Section 252
Section 254(1) in so far as it relates to the provisions in Schedule 24 to the Act which are brought into force by this Order
Section 261(3)
Section 261(4) in so far as relating to any provision which extends only to Northern Ireland
Schedule 12, except paragraph 3
Schedule 13 in so far as it is not already in force
Schedule 14
Schedule 15 in so far as it is not already in force, except Part 6
Schedule 16 in so far as it is not already in force
Schedule 17 in so far as it is not already in force, except paragraphs 10(4)(b), (5)(b) and (9)(c)
Schedules 18 and 19
Schedule 22, except paragraph 19
Schedule 24, except paragraphs 1 to 6, 13 to 66, 86, 88, 100 to 101, 106, 118 to 127, and 138 to 147
Schedule 30 in so far as relating to any provision which extends only to Northern Ireland
S.I. 1984/1984 (N.I. 14)