SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 19Family homes and domestic violence: Northern Ireland
Part 2Consequential amendments
Land Acquisition and Compensation (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 (S.I. 1973/1896 (N.I. 21))
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(1)
Amend Article 30A (spouses having statutory rights of occupation) as follows.
(2)
In paragraph (1)—
(a)
for “one spouse (“A”)” substitute “
one spouse or civil partner (“A”)
”
, and
(b)
for “the other spouse (“B”) acquires matrimonial home rights” substitute “
the other spouse or civil partner (“B”) acquires home rights
”
.
(3)
In paragraph (2), for “matrimonial home rights” substitute “
home rights
”
.
(4)
In the heading to Article 30A, after “spouses” insert “
and civil partners
”
.