Point in time view as at 04/05/2006.
Civil Partnership Act 2004, Cross Heading: Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/1118 (N.I. 15)) is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
26N.I.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, ”.
27(1)Amend Article 47 (extended discretion of court in possession claims) as follows.N.I.
(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, ”.
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