Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (c. 31)E+W
Prospective
40(1)Amend section 4 (meaning of “relevant disposal” for purposes of tenants' rights of first refusal) as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (2)(c) (disposals in pursuance of certain orders not relevant disposals), after sub-paragraph (vi) insert—
“(vii)Part 2 of Schedule 5, or paragraph 9(2) or (3) of Schedule 7, to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (property adjustment orders in connection with civil partnership proceedings or after overseas dissolution of a civil partnership, etc.), or
(viii)Part 3 of Schedule 5, or paragraph 9(4) of Schedule 7, to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (orders for the sale of property in connection with civil partnership proceedings or after overseas dissolution of a civil partnership, etc.) where the order includes provision requiring the property concerned to be offered for sale to a person or class of persons specified in the order;”.
(3)In subsection (5)(a)—
(a)after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”, and
(b)after “live together as husband and wife” insert “ or as if they were civil partners ”.
(4)In subsection (6)(a), after “a relationship by marriage” insert “ or civil partnership ”.