2(1)Amend section 31 (effect of matrimonial home rights as charge on dwelling-house) as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (1) for “marriage, one spouse” substitute “ marriage or civil partnership, A ”.
(3)In subsection (2) for “The other spouse’s matrimonial home rights” substitute “ B’s home rights ”.
(4)In subsection (3)—
(a)in paragraph (a), for “the spouse so entitled” substitute “ A ”, and
(b)in paragraph (b), after “marriage” insert “ or of the formation of the civil partnership ”.
(5)In subsection (4)—
(a)for “a spouse’s matrimonial home rights” substitute “ B’s home rights ”,
(b)for “the other spouse” substitute “ A ”, and
(c)for “either of the spouses” substitute “ A or B ”.
(6)In subsection (5) for “the other spouse” substitute “ A ”.
(7)In subsection (7) for “the spouses” substitute “ A and B ”.
(8)In subsection (8)—
(a)for “a spouse’s matrimonial home rights” substitute “ B’s home rights ”,
(b)in paragraph (a), for “the other spouse” substitute “ A ”, and
(c)in paragraph (b), after “marriage” insert “ or civil partnership ”.
(9)In subsection (9)—
(a)in paragraph (a), for “a spouse’s matrimonial home rights” substitute “ B’s home rights ”, and
(b)for “the other spouse” (in both places) substitute “ A ”.
(10)In subsection (10)—
(a)for “a spouse” and for “that spouse” substitute “ A ”, and
(b)in paragraph (b), for “a spouse’s matrimonial home rights” substitute “ B’s home rights ”.
(11)For subsection (12)(a) substitute—
“(a)B’s home rights are a charge on the estate of A or of trustees of A, and”.
(12)In the heading to section 31, for “matrimonial home rights” substitute “ home rights ”.