SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 19Family homes and domestic violence: Northern Ireland
Part 1Amendments of the Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order (SI 1998/1071 (NI 6))
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1
Amend Article 15 (neither spouse entitled to occupy) as follows.
2
After paragraph (1) insert—
1A
This Article also applies if—
a
one civil partner or former civil partner and the other civil partner or former civil partner occupy a dwelling-house which is or was the civil partnership home; but
b
neither of them is entitled to remain in occupation—
i
by virtue of a beneficial estate or contract; or
ii
by virtue of any statutory provision giving him the right to remain in occupation.
3
In paragraph (3)(c), for “spouses” substitute “
parties
”
.
4
In the heading to Article 15, after “spouse” insert “
or civil partner
”
.