Charities Act 2011 (c. 25)

Part 18 E+W Miscellaneous and supplementary

Interpretation E+W

350 Connected person: child, spouse and civil partner E+W

(1) In sections 118(2)(c), 188(1)(a), 200(1)(a) and 249(2)(a), “child” includes a stepchild and an illegitimate child.

(2) For the purposes of sections 118(2)(e), 188(1)(b), 200(1)(b) and 249(2)(b)—

(a) a person living with another as that person's husband or wife is to be treated as that person's spouse;

(b) where two people of the same sex are not civil partners but live together as if they were, each of them is to be treated as the civil partner of the other.