The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2005 No. 623

Amendment of the Mortgage Rights (Scotland) Act 2001

21.—(1) Amend section 1 as follows.

(2) In subsection 2(b)–

(i) after each occurrence of “spouse” insert “or civil partner”; and

(ii) after “matrimonial” insert “or family”.

(3) In subsection 2(c), for “in a relationship which has the characteristics of the relationship between husband and wife, except that the persons are of the same sex,” substitute “as civil partners”.

(4) In subsection 5(b)–

(i) after “matrimonial” insert “or family”; and

(ii) after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”.