Equality Act 2010 Explanatory Notes

Effect

628.This section inserts a new section 70A into the Civil Partnership Act 2004. The new section applies section 1 of the Married Women’s Property Act 1964 (as amended by this Act) to allowances paid by civil partners so that money and property derived from a housekeeping allowance is to be treated as belonging to both civil partners in equal shares.

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