Part V Conduct of tenants
Chapter I Introductory Tenancies
Supplementary
140 Members of a person’s family: Chapter I.
1
A person is a member of another’s family within the meaning of this Chapter if—
a
b
he is that person’s parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece.
2
For the purpose of subsection (1)(b)—
a
a relationship by marriage F2or civil partnership 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, and
c
the stepchild of a person shall be treated as his child.