SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Trigger events: holding of interests and rights
Connected persons
I110
1
An individual, A, is connected with another individual, B, if—
a
A is B's spouse, civil partner or cohabitee,
b
A is a relative of B,
c
A is the spouse, civil partner or cohabitee of a relative of B,
d
A is a relative of B's spouse, civil partner or cohabitee, or
e
A is the spouse, civil partner or cohabitee of a relative of B's spouse, civil partner or cohabitee.
2
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—
a
two persons who are living together as if they were a married couple or civil partners are cohabitees,
b
references to a spouse, civil partner or cohabitee include a former spouse, civil partner or cohabitee, and
c
“relative” means a brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, lineal ancestor or descendant (the stepchild of any person, or anyone adopted by a person, whether legally or otherwise, as their child, being regarded as a relative or taken into account to trace a relationship in the same way as that person's child).