Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9 E+W Family homes and domestic violence

Part 1 E+W Amendments of the Family Law Act 1996 (c. 27)

14 (1) Amend section 63 (interpretation of Part 4) as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1), after the definition of “health” insert—

““home rights” has the meaning given by section 30;”.

(3) Omit the definition of “matrimonial home rights” in that subsection.

(4) In the definition of relative in that subsection—

(a) in paragraphs (a) and (b), for “spouse or former spouse” substitute “ spouse, former spouse, civil partner or former civil partner ”,

(b) in paragraph (b), for “by affinity)” substitute “ by marriage or civil partnership) ”, and

(c) after “were married to each other” insert “ or were civil partners of each other ”.

(5) After subsection (2)(i) insert—

“(j) Schedules 5 to 7 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.”