Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 19 N.I. Family homes and domestic violence: Northern Ireland

Part 1 N.I. Amendments of the Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order (SI 1998/1071 (NI 6))

4 (1) Amend Article 5 (effect of matrimonial home rights as charge on dwelling-house) as follows. N.I.

(2) In paragraph (1), for “marriage, one spouse” substitute “ marriage or civil partnership, A ”.

(3) In paragraph (2), for “The other spouse’s matrimonial home rights” substitute “ B’s home rights ”.

(4) In paragraph (3)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “the spouse so entitled” substitute “ A ”, and

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), after “marriage” insert “ or of the formation of the civil partnership ”.

(5) In paragraph (4)—

(a) for “a spouse’s matrimonial home rights” substitute “ B’s home rights ”,

(b) for “the other spouse” substitute “ A ”, and

(c) for “either of the spouses” substitute “ A or B ”.

(6) In paragraph (5), for “the other spouse” substitute “ A ”.

(7) In paragraph (6), for “the spouses” substitute “ A and B ”.

(8) In paragraph (7)—

(a) for “a spouse’s matrimonial home rights” substitute “ B’s home rights ”,

(b) in sub-paragraph (a), for “the other spouse” substitute “ A ”, and

(c) in sub-paragraph (b), after “marriage” insert “ or civil partnership ”.

(9) In paragraph (8)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “a spouse’s matrimonial home rights” substitute “ B’s home rights ”, and

(b) for “the other spouse” (in both places) substitute “ A ”.

(10) In the heading to Article 5, for “matrimonial home rights” substitute “ home rights ”.