SI explanatory text
These Regulations make a number of minor and technical amendments to the Victims’ Payments Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/103), which established the Troubles Permanent Disablement Scheme under the law of Northern Ireland.
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
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These Regulations require pupils in key stages 3 and 4 in Northern Ireland to receive scientifically accurate education, that does not advocate or promote any particular opinion, on sexual and reproductive health and rights in accordance with the recommendations in the Report of the Inquiry concerning the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland under article 8 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (“the CEDAW report”).
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These Regulations make provision allowing the Secretary of State to ensure that the recommendations in paragraphs 85 and 86 of the CEDAW report (“the CEDAW recommendations”) are implemented in respect of Northern Ireland.
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These Regulations confer on the Secretary of State the power to direct the First Minister, deputy First Minister, a Northern Ireland Minister, a Northern Ireland department, the Regional Health and Social Care Board, and the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being.
Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020
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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.
Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020
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These Regulations enable same-sex religious marriage in Northern Ireland and provide protections for religious bodies, and persons acting on behalf of or under the auspices of such bodies, who do not wish to facilitate religious marriages between parties who are of the same sex, or ceremonies or events to mark the solemnisation of a same-sex marriage or formation of a civil partnership. The Regulations also make provision in relation to same-sex armed forces marriages overseas, and make minor amendments to the Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514).
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These Regulations make provision for the purpose of regulating abortions in Northern Ireland following the repeal, by section 9 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019, of sections 58 and 59 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861(10).
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These Regulations make provision for the purpose of regulating abortions in Northern Ireland following the repeal, by section 9 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019, of sections 58 and 59 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861(9).
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These Regulations enable civil same-sex marriage and opposite-sex civil partnerships in Northern Ireland/under Northern Ireland law.
SI explanatory text
These Regulations make a number of minor and technical amendments to the Victims’ Payments Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/103), which established the Troubles Permanent Disablement Scheme under the law of Northern Ireland.