SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 19Family homes and domestic violence: Northern Ireland

Part 1Amendments of the Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order (SI 1998/1071 (NI 6))

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1

Amend Article 15 (neither spouse entitled to occupy) as follows.

2

After paragraph (1) insert—

1A

This Article also applies if—

a

one civil partner or former civil partner and the other civil partner or former civil partner occupy a dwelling-house which is or was the civil partnership home; but

b

neither of them is entitled to remain in occupation—

i

by virtue of a beneficial estate or contract; or

ii

by virtue of any statutory provision giving him the right to remain in occupation.

3

In paragraph (3)(c), for “spouses” substitute “ parties ”.

4

In the heading to Article 15, after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.