SCHEDULE 3Consequential and related amendments

PART 1Primary legislation

Rent Act 19775

In paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Rent Act 197794—

a

for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—

2

For the purposes of this paragraph, a person who was living with the original tenant as if they were a married couple or civil partners is to be treated as the spouse or civil partner of the original tenant.

b

in sub-paragraph (3), for the words from “, or if that person” to the end substitute “or civil partner”.