SCHEDULE 1Amendments of the Civil Partnership Act 2004
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In section 113 (civil partnerships: competency of interdict)—
a
in subsection (2), for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted—
b
subject to subsection (3), prohibits a civil partner from entering or remaining in—
i
a family home,
ii
any other residence occupied by the applicant civil partner,
iii
any place of work of the applicant civil partner,
iv
any school attended by a child in the permanent or temporary care of the applicant civil partner
b
after that subsection, there shall be added—
3
Subsection (4) applies if in relation to a family home the non-applicant civil partner—
a
is an entitled partner, or
b
has occupancy rights.
4
Except where subsection (5) applies, the court may not grant a relevant interdict prohibiting the non-applicant civil partner from entering or remaining in the family home.
5
This subsection applies if—
a
the interdict is ancillary to an exclusion order, or
b
by virtue of section 101(4), the court refuses leave to exercise occupancy rights.
6
In this section and in sections 114 to 116, “applicant civil partner” means the civil partner who has applied for the interdict; and “non-applicant civil partner” is to be construed accordingly.