Electoral Reform Act 2022
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Amendment of section 12 of Act of 1992 | ||
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85. Section 12 of the Act of 1992 is amended— | ||
(a) in subsection (1), by the insertion of the following definition: | ||
“‘civil partner’ has the meaning assigned to it by the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 ;”, | ||
(b) in subsection (2), by the deletion of— | ||
(i) “within the meaning of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 ”, and | ||
(ii) “on the qualifying date”, | ||
(c) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3): | ||
“(3) A qualified person may, not later than the date specified in section 14, send to the appropriate registration authority a statement in a form directed by the Minister providing the following information: | ||
(a) the address of the premises in the State in which, but for the requirements of his or her duties, he or she would be resident; | ||
(b) particulars of his or her spouse or civil partner (if any).”, | ||
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(d) in subsection (5)— | ||
(i) by the deletion of “on the qualifying date”, and | ||
(ii) by the insertion of “or civil partner” after “spouse”. |