27(1)Amend Article 47 (extended discretion of court in possession claims) as follows.N.I.
(2)In paragraph (5), for “tenant’s spouse or former spouse, having matrimonial home rights” substitute “ tenant’s spouse or former spouse, or civil partner or former civil partner, having home rights ”.
(3)In paragraph (6)—
(a)after “the spouse or former spouse” insert “ , or the civil partner or former civil partner ”, and
(b)for “those matrimonial home rights” substitute “ those home rights ”.
(4)In paragraph (7)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (b), for “former spouse of the tenant” substitute “ former spouse or former civil partner of the tenant ”,
(b)in sub-paragraph (c), after “former spouse” insert “ former civil partner ”.
(5)In paragraph (8) after “former spouse,” insert “ former civil partner, ”.