SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 27Minor and consequential amendments: general
Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50)
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1
In section 23 (exemption for small dwellings), amend subsection (7) as follows.
2
In the definition of “near relative”—
a
after “spouse” insert “
or civil partner
”
, and
b
for “by affinity)” substitute “
by marriage or civil partnership)
”
.
3
For the definition of “partner” substitute—
“partner” means the other member of a couple consisting of—
a
a man and a woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife, or
b
two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners.