Paragraph 21 Interpretation

“relative” (“perthynas”) in relation to any person means—

1. (a)

   the person's spouse or civil partner;

2. (b)

   any parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece of the person or the person's spouse or civil partner;

3. (c)

   the spouse or civil partner of any relative referred to in sub-paragraph (b),

4. (d)

   and for the purposes of determining any such relationship a person's step-child is to be treated as the person's child, F1references to a “spouse or civil partner” in relation to any person include a former spouse or civil partner and a person who is living with the person as if they were a married couple or civil partners.