Civil Partnership Act 2004

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4(1)Amend Article 5 (effect of matrimonial home rights as charge on dwelling-house) as follows.N.I.

(2)In paragraph (1), for “marriage, one spouse” substitute “ marriage or civil partnership, A ”.

(3)In paragraph (2), for “The other spouse’s matrimonial home rights” substitute “ B’s home rights ”.

(4)In paragraph (3)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (a), for “the spouse so entitled” substitute “ A ”, and

(b)in sub-paragraph (b), after “marriage” insert “ or of the formation of the civil partnership ”.

(5)In paragraph (4)—

(a)for “a spouse’s matrimonial home rights” substitute “ B’s home rights ”,

(b)for “the other spouse” substitute “ A ”, and

(c)for “either of the spouses” substitute “ A or B ”.

(6)In paragraph (5), for “the other spouse” substitute “ A ”.

(7)In paragraph (6), for “the spouses” substitute “ A and B ”.

(8)In paragraph (7)—

(a)for “a spouse’s matrimonial home rights” substitute “ B’s home rights ”,

(b)in sub-paragraph (a), for “the other spouse” substitute “ A ”, and

(c)in sub-paragraph (b), after “marriage” insert “ or civil partnership ”.

(9)In paragraph (8)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (a), for “a spouse’s matrimonial home rights” substitute “ B’s home rights ”, and

(b)for “the other spouse” (in both places) substitute “ A ”.

(10)In the heading to Article 5, for “matrimonial home rights” substitute “ home rights ”.