52(1)Amend section 105 (meaning of “member of a person’s family”) as follows.S
(2)In subsection (1)(a)—
(a)after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”, and
(b)at the end insert “ or in a relationship which has the characteristics of the relationship between civil partners ”.
(3)In subsection (2)(a), after “a relationship by marriage” insert “ or civil partnership ”.