Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 18 N.I. Housing and tenancies: Northern Ireland

Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/1118 (N.I. 15)) N.I.

6 (1) Amend Article 26 (succession on death of tenant) as follows. N.I.

(2) In paragraph (2)(a), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.

(3) In paragraph (3)(a), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.

(4) In paragraph (4), for “paragraph (4A)” substitute “ paragraphs (4A) and (4B) ”.

(5) After paragraph (4A) insert—

“(4B) A tenant to whom the tenancy was assigned in pursuance of an order under any of the following provisions of the Civil Partnership Act 2004—

(a) Part 2 of Schedule 15; or

(b) paragraph 9(2) or (3) of Schedule 17,

is a successor only if the other civil partner was a successor.”