SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 19Family homes and domestic violence: Northern Ireland

Part 2Consequential amendments

Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/1118 (N.I. 15))

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In Article 36(1)(d) (rent not to be increased on account of tenant’s improvements), after “former spouse” insert “ civil partner, former civil partner, ”.

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1

Amend Article 47 (extended discretion of court in possession claims) as follows.

2

In paragraph (5), for “tenant’s spouse or former spouse, having matrimonial home rights” substitute “ tenant’s spouse or former spouse, or civil partner or former civil partner, having home rights ”.

3

In paragraph (6)—

a

after “the spouse or former spouse” insert “ , or the civil partner or former civil partner ”, and

b

for “those matrimonial home rights” substitute “ those home rights ”.

4

In paragraph (7)—

a

in sub-paragraph (b), for “former spouse of the tenant” substitute “ former spouse or former civil partner of the tenant ”,

b

in sub-paragraph (c), after “former spouse” insert “ former civil partner ”.

5

In paragraph (8) after “former spouse,” insert “ former civil partner, ”.