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Valid from 01/10/1997
58(1)Section 337 of that Act is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (2), for “rights of occupation under the Matrimonial Homes Act 1983” substitute “ matrimonial home rights under Part IV of the Family Law Act 1996 ”.
(3)For subsection (3) substitute—
“(3)The Act of 1996 has effect, with the necessary modifications, as if—
(a)the rights conferred by paragraph (a) of subsection (2) were matrimonial home rights under that Act,
(b)any application for such leave as is mentioned in that paragraph were an application for an order under section 33 of that Act, and
(c)any charge under paragraph (b) of that subsection on the estate or interest of the trustee were a charge under that Act on the estate or interest of a spouse.”
(4)In subsections (4) and (5) for “section 1 of the Act of 1983” substitute “ section 33 of the Act of 1996 ”.