SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 8Housing and tenancies
Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 (c. 80)
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1
Amend section 3 (protected occupiers by succession) as follows.
2
For subsection (2) (succession by surviving spouse) substitute—
2
Where the original occupier was a person who died leaving a surviving partner who was residing in the dwelling-house immediately before the original occupier’s death then, after the original occupier’s death, if the surviving partner has, in relation to the dwelling-house, a relevant licence or tenancy, the surviving partner shall be a protected occupier of the dwelling-house.
3
In subsection (3) (succession by other family members)—
a
for “surviving spouse” substitute “
surviving partner
”
,
b
for “his”
(in each place) substitute “
the original occupier's
”
, and
c
for “him” substitute “
the original occupier
”
.
4
After subsection (3) insert—
3A
In subsections (2) and (3) above “surviving partner” means surviving spouse or surviving civil partner.