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