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(1)This section applies if—
(a)an application is made by a party to a marriage for an order for financial relief; and
(b)one of the parties is entitled, either in his own right or jointly with the other party, to occupy a dwelling-house situated in England or Wales by virtue of a tenancy which is a relevant tenancy within the meaning of Schedule 7 to the Family Law Act 1996 (certain statutory tenancies).
(2)The court may make in relation to that dwelling-house any order which it could make under Part II of that Schedule if—
(a)a divorce order,
(b)a separation order, or
(c)a decree of nullity of marriage,
had been made or granted in England and Wales in respect of the marriage.
(3)The provisions of paragraphs 10, 11 and 14(1) in Part III of that Schedule apply in relation to any order under this section as they apply to any order under Part II of that Schedule.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 22 substituted (1.10.1997) by 1996 c. 27, s. 66(1), Sch. 8 Pt. III para. 52 (with Sch. 9 para. 8-10); S.I. 1997/1892, art. 3(1)(b)
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