SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 19 N.I.Family homes and domestic violence: Northern Ireland

Part 2 N.I.Consequential amendments

Land Acquisition and Compensation (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 (S.I. 1973/1896 (N.I. 21)) N.I.

24 (1) Amend Article 30A (spouses having statutory rights of occupation) as follows. N.I.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) for “one spouse (“A”)” substitute “ one spouse or civil partner (“A”) ”, and

(b) for “the other spouse (“B”) acquires matrimonial home rights” substitute “ the other spouse or civil partner (“B”) acquires home rights ”.

(3) In paragraph (2), for “matrimonial home rights” substitute “ home rights ”.

(4) In the heading to Article 30A, after “spouses” insert “ and civil partners ”.