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 ”.