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6(1)Amend section 7 (rights of members of family succeeding to tenancy on death) as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (7) (“family member”), for “wife or husband” (in each place) substitute “ spouse or civil partner ”.
(3)In subsection (8) (surviving spouse’s rights on intestacy)—
(a)in paragraph (a), for “wife or husband” substitute “ spouse or civil partner ”, and
(b)in paragraph (b), for “husband or wife” substitute “ spouse or civil partner ”.