SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8 E+W Housing and tenancies

Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c. 88) E+W

6 (1) Amend section 7 (rights of members of family succeeding to tenancy on death) as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (7) (“family member”), for “wife or husband” (in each place) substitute “ spouse or civil partner ”.

(3) In subsection (8) (surviving spouse’s rights on intestacy)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “wife or husband” substitute “ spouse or civil partner ”, and

(b) in paragraph (b), for “husband or wife” substitute “ spouse or civil partner ”.