Part 3Civil partnership: Scotland

Chapter 4Interdicts

113Civil partners: competency of interdict

1

It shall not be incompetent for the Court of Session or the sheriff to entertain an application by one civil partner in a civil partnership for a relevant interdict by reason only that the civil partners are living together in civil partnership.

2

In subsection (1) F1. . . , “relevant interdict” means an interdict, including an interim interdict, which—

a

restrains or prohibits any conduct of one civil partner towards the other civil partner or a child of the family, or

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subject to subsection (3), prohibits a civil partner from entering or remaining in—

i

a family home,

ii

any other residence occupied by the applicant civil partner,

iii

any place of work of the applicant civil partner,

iv

any school attended by a child in the permanent or temporary care of the applicant civil partner

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Subsection (4) applies if in relation to a family home the non-applicant civil partner—

a

is an entitled partner, or

b

has occupancy rights.

4

Except where subsection (5) applies, the court may not grant a relevant interdict prohibiting the non-applicant civil partner from entering or remaining in the family home.

5

This subsection applies if—

a

the interdict is ancillary to an exclusion order, or

b

by virtue of section 101(4), the court refuses leave to exercise occupancy rights.

6

In this section F4. . . , “applicant civil partner” means the civil partner who has applied for the interdict; and “non-applicant civil partner” is to be construed accordingly.