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,
”
.