Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 19 N.I. Family homes and domestic violence: Northern Ireland

Part 1 N.I. Amendments of the Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order (SI 1998/1071 (NI 6))

14 (1) Amend Article 15 (neither spouse entitled to occupy) as follows. N.I.

(2) After paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) This Article also applies if—

(a) one civil partner or former civil partner and the other civil partner or former civil partner occupy a dwelling-house which is or was the civil partnership home; but

(b) neither of them is entitled to remain in occupation—

(i) by virtue of a beneficial estate or contract; or

(ii) by virtue of any statutory provision giving him the right to remain in occupation.”

(3) In paragraph (3)(c), for “spouses” substitute “ parties ”.

(4) In the heading to Article 15, after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.