SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Housing and tenancies

Housing Act 1988 (c. 50)

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1

Amend paragraph 4 of Schedule 11 (exempted disposals by housing action trusts) as follows.

2

In sub-paragraph (2)(b) (meaning of “qualifying person” in definition of “exempted disposal”), after “the spouse or a former spouse” insert “ , or the civil partner or a former civil partner, ”.

3

In sub-paragraph (4) (disposals in pursuance of certain orders), after paragraph (d) insert

, or

e

Part 2 or 3 of Schedule 5, or paragraph 9 of Schedule 7, to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (property adjustment orders, or orders for the sale of property, in connection with civil partnership proceedings or after overseas dissolution of civil partnership, etc.).