PART 11FINAL PROVISIONS
Interpretation of Act
250Members of a family
1
A person is a member of another's family for the purposes of this Act if—
a
he or she is the spouse or civil partner of that person,
b
he or she and that person live together as if they were spouses or civil partners, or
c
he or she is that person's parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece.
2
For the purposes of subsection (1)(c)—
a
a relationship by marriage or civil partnership is to be treated as a relationship by blood,
b
a relationship between persons who have only one parent in common is to be treated as a relationship between persons who have both parents in common, and
c
except for the purposes of paragraph (b), the stepchild of a person is to be treated as his or her child.