AMENDMENTS
TO BE MOVED
IN GRAND COMMITTEE
[Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List]

"PART 1A AMENDMENTS OF THE CHILD SUPPORT (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1991 (S.I. 1991/2628 (N.I. 23))

"(b)	where the absent parent—

(i)	is living together in the same household with another adult of the opposite sex (regardless of whether or not they are married),

(ii)	is living together in the same household with another adult of the same sex who is his civil partner, or

(iii)

is living together in the same household with another adult of the same sex as if they were civil partners,

income of that other adult,".

5D      After paragraph 6(5) (as originally enacted) of that Schedule insert—

"(5A)

For the purposes of this paragraph, two adults of the same sex are to be regarded as living together in the same household as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two adults of the opposite sex."

"(5)	In sub-paragraph (4)(a), "couple" means—

(a)	a man and a woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household,

(b)	a man and a woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife,

(c)	two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are members of the same household, or

(d)	two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners.

(6)	For the purposes of this paragraph, two people of the same sex are to be regarded as living together as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two people of the opposite sex.""

"(2)	A bereavement payment shall not be payable to a person if—

(a)	that person and a person of the opposite sex to whom that person was not married were living together as husband and wife at the time of the spouse's or civil partner's death, or

(b)	that person and a person of the same sex who was not his or her civil partner were living together as if they were civil partners at the time of the spouse's or civil partner's death."

(c)	for any period during which she and a woman who is not her civil partner are living together as if they were civil partners."

(d)	for any period during which she and a woman who is not her civil partner are living together as if they were civil partners."

(c)	the surviving civil partner is a woman who—

(i)	was residing together with the deceased civil partner immediately before the time of the death, and

(ii)	is pregnant as the result of being artificially inseminated before that time with the semen of some person, or as a result of the placing in her before that time of an embryo, of an egg in the process of fertilisation, or of sperm and eggs."

"(4A)

The surviving civil partner shall not be entitled to the allowance for any period after she or he forms a subsequent civil partnership or marries, but, subject to that, the surviving civil partner shall continue to be entitled to it for any period throughout which she or he—

(a)	satisfies the requirements of subsection (2)(a) or (b) above; and

(b)	is under pensionable age."

(c)	for any period during which the surviving spouse or civil partner and a person of the same sex who is not his or her civil partner are living together as if they were civil partners."

"(4A)

The surviving civil partner shall not be entitled to the allowance for any period after she or he forms a subsequent civil partnership or marries, but, subject to that, the surviving civil partner shall continue to be entitled to it until—

(a)	she or he attains pensionable age, or

(b)	the period of 52 weeks mentioned in subsection (3) above expires,

whichever happens first."

(c)	for any period during which the surviving spouse or civil partner and a person of the same sex who is not his or her civil partner are living together as if they were civil partners."

"(3)	Where a person has been in a relevant relationship more than once, this section applies only to the last relevant relationship and the references to his relevant relationship and his former spouse or civil partner shall be construed accordingly.

(4)	In this section, "relevant relationship" means a marriage or civil partnership."

"(2A)

A person who—

(a)	has attained pensionable age, and

(b)	on attaining that age was a civil partner or forms a civil partnership after attaining that age,

shall be entitled to a Category B retirement pension by virtue of the contributions of the other party to the civil partnership ("the contributing civil partner") if the following requirement is met.

(2B)	The requirement is that the contributing civil partner—

(a)	has attained pensionable age and become entitled to a Category A retirement pension, and

(b)	satisfies the conditions specified in Schedule 3, Part 1, paragraph 5."

"(1A)

A person ("the pensioner") who attains pensionable age on or after 6th April 2010 and whose civil partner died—

(a)	while they were civil partners of each other, and

(b)	after the pensioner attained pensionable age,

shall be entitled to a Category B retirement pension by virtue of the contributions of the civil partner if the civil partner satisfied the conditions specified in Schedule 3, Part 1, paragraph 5."

"(1A)

A civil partner shall be entitled to a Category B retirement pension if—

(a)	his or her civil partner has died and they were civil partners of each other at the time of that death,

(b)	they were both over pensionable age at the time of that death, and

(c)	before that death the deceased civil partner satisfied the contribution conditions for a Category A retirement pension in Schedule 3, Part 1, paragraph 5."

"(ab)

for extending section 36 of that Act (increase of woman's retirement pension by reference to her late husband's graduated retirement benefit) to civil partners and their late civil partners and for that section (except subsection (5)) so to apply as it applies to women and their late husbands;"."

"(1A)

Subject to subsections (2A) and (4) below, the weekly rate of a Category A retirement pension shall be increased by the amount specified in relation to that pension in Schedule 4, Part 4, column (3) for any period during which a person who is neither the spouse or civil partner of the pensioner nor a child has the care of a child or children in respect of whom the pensioner is entitled to child benefit."

"(2A)

Subsection (1A) above does not apply if the pensioner is a person whose spouse or civil partner is entitled to a Category B retirement pension, or to a Category C retirement pension by virtue of section 78(2) above or in such other cases as may be prescribed."

"(aa)

for a voidable civil partnership which has been annulled, whether before or after the date when the regulations come into force, to be treated for the purposes of the provisions to which this subsection applies as if it had been a valid civil partnership which was dissolved at the date of annulment;".

"(1A)

For the purposes of Parts 1 to 5 and this Part of this Act, two people of the same sex are to be regarded as living together as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two people of the opposite sex."

""couple" means—

(a)	a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household;

(b)	a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife otherwise than in prescribed circumstances;

(c)	two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are members of the same household; or

(d)	two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners otherwise than in prescribed circumstances;".

"(1A)

For the purposes of this Part, two people of the same sex are to be regarded as living together as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two people of the opposite sex.""

"(3)	In this Part of this Act, "couple" has the meaning given by section 133(1) above."

"(a)	a beneficiary is one of two persons who are—

(i)	spouses or civil partners residing together,

(ii)	a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as if they were husband and wife, or

(iii)

two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners, and".