英國同志伴侶法第四部分

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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 205. Housing and tenancies
• 206. Family homes and domestic violence
• 207. Fatal accidents claims
• 208. Evidence
• 209. Restriction on publicity of reports of proceedings