SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7 Transfer of certain tenancies on divorce etc. or on separation of cohabitants

Part I General

Cases in which the court may make an order

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(1)

This paragraph applies if one spouse F1or civil partner is entitled, either in his own right or jointly with the other spouse F1or civil partner, to occupy a dwelling-house by virtue of a relevant tenancy.

F2(2)

The court may make a Part II order—

F3(a)

on making a divorce, nullity of marriage or judicial separation order or at any time after making such an order (whether, in the case of a divorce or nullity of marriage order, before or after the order is made final), or

(b)

at any time when it has power to make a property adjustment order under Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 with respect to the civil partnership.