25(1)Amend Article 14 (extended discretion of court in certain proceedings for possession) as follows.N.I.
(2)In paragraph (4A)(b), for “tenant’s spouse or former spouse, having matrimonial home rights” substitute “ tenant’s spouse or former spouse, or civil partner or former civil partner, having home rights ”.
(3)In paragraph (4B)—
(a)after “the spouse or former spouse” insert “ , or the civil partner or former civil partner, ”, and
(b)for “those matrimonial home rights” substitute “ those home rights ”.
(4)In paragraph (4C)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (b), for “former spouse of the tenant” substitute “ former spouse or former civil partner of the tenant ”, and
(b)in sub-paragraph (c) after “former spouse,” insert “ former civil partner, ”.
(5)In paragraph (4D), after “former spouse,” insert “ former civil partner, ”.