# Civil Partnership Act 2004, Paragraph 6


(1) Amend Article 26 (succession on death of tenant) as follows.
(2) In paragraph (2)(a), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
(3) In paragraph (3)(a), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
(4) In paragraph (4), for “paragraph (4A)” substitute “ paragraphs (4A) and (4B) ”.
(5) After paragraph (4A) insert—
“(4B) A tenant to whom the tenancy was assigned in pursuance of an order under any of the following provisions of the Civil Partnership Act 2004—
(a) Part 2 of Schedule 15; or
(b) paragraph 9(2) or (3) of Schedule 17,
is a successor only if the other civil partner was a successor.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/schedule/18/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/schedule-18/paragraph-6
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