112E+WIn section 215 (proceedings under sections 213, 214), in subsection (3)(b), after “marriage” insert “ or the formation of a civil partnership ”.
113E+WIn section 283A (bankrupt’s home ceasing to form part of estate), in subsection (1)—
(a)in paragraph (b), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”, and
(b)in paragraph (c), after “spouse” insert “ or former civil partner ”.
114E+WIn section 313 (charge on bankrupt’s home), in subsection (1), after “former spouse” insert “ or by his civil partner or former civil partner ”.
115E+WIn section 313A (low value home: application for sale, possession or charge), in subsection (1)—
(a)in paragraph (a)(ii), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”, and
(b)in paragraph (a)(iii), after “spouse” insert “ or former civil partner ”.
116E+WIn section 329 (debts to spouse), in subsection (1), after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”.
117E+WIn section 332 (saving for bankrupt’s home), in subsection (1), after “former spouse” insert “ or by his civil partner or former civil partner ”.
118E+WIn section 335A (rights under trusts of land), in subsection (2)(b)—
(a)for “bankrupt’s spouse or former spouse” substitute “ bankrupt’s spouse or civil partner or former spouse or former civil partner ”, and
(b)in sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii), for “spouse or former spouse” substitute “ spouse, civil partner, former spouse or former civil partner ”.
119E+WIn section 339 (transactions at an undervalue), in subsection (3)(b), after “marriage” insert “ or the formation of a civil partnership ”.
120E+WIn section 366 (inquiry into bankrupt’s dealings and property), in subsection (1)(a), after “former spouse” insert “ or civil partner or former civil partner ”.
121E+WIn section 423 (transactions defrauding creditors), in subsection (1)(b), after “marriage” insert “ or the formation of a civil partnership ”.
122(1)Amend section 435 (meaning of “associate”) as follows.E+W
(2)For subsection (2) substitute—
“(2)A person is an associate of an individual if that person is—
(a)the individual’s husband or wife or civil partner,
(b)a relative of—
(i)the individual, or
(ii)the individual’s husband or wife or civil partner, or
(c)the husband or wife or civil partner of a relative of—
(i)the individual, or
(ii)the individual’s husband or wife or civil partner.”
(3)In subsection (3), after “husband or wife” insert “ or civil partner ”.
(4)In subsection (8), at the end insert “ and references to a civil partner include a former civil partner ”.