PART VTHE RIGHT TO BUY

Supplementary provisions

186Members of a person’s family.

1

A person is a member of another’s family within the meaning of this Part if—

a

he is the spouse of that person, or he and that person live together as husband and wife, or

b

he is that person’s parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew or neice.

2

For the purposes of subsection (1)(b)—

a

a relationship by marriage shall be treated as a relationship by blood,

b

a relationship of the half-blood shall be treated as a relationship of the whole blood,

c

the stepchild of a person shall be treated as his child, and

d

an illegitimate child shall be treated as as the legitimate child of his mother and reputed father.