87E+WIn section 3(3) (succession to agreements to which Act applies), for “or widower” (in each place) substitute “ , widower or surviving civil partner ”.
88E+WIn section 5(3) (meaning of “member of another’s family”)—
(a)after “spouse,” insert “ civil partner, ”
(b)in paragraph (a), after “marriage” insert “ or civil partnership ”, and
(c)in the words after paragraph (b), after “as husband and wife” insert “ or as if they were civil partners ”.