# The Building Societies (Residential Use) Order 1987, Article 8: Prescribed dependants


(1) For the purposes of section 11(2)(b) of the Act, a person is a dependant of a borrower if he both—
(a) is a relative of the borrower; and
(b) is wholly or partly maintained by the borrower.
(2) A person is a relative of the borrower if he is—
(a) the borrower’s spouse;
(b) the borrower’s brother, sister, ancestor or descendant;
(c) the borrower’s spouse’s brother, sister, ancestor or descendant; or
(d) the spouse of any person classified, by virtue of sub-paragraph (b) or (c) of this paragraph, as a relative of the borrower.
(3) In this article—
“ancestor” means a parent or a parent’s parent;
“brother” includes a half-brother and a step-brother;
“child” includes a step-child;
“descendant” means a child or a child’s child;
“parent” includes a step-parent;
“relative” includes a relative by adoption;
“sister” includes a half-sister and a step-sister; and
“spouse” includes a former spouse.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1671/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-societies-residential-use-order-1987/article-8
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