# Civil Partnership Act 2004, Paragraph 4


(1) Amend Article 5 (effect of matrimonial home rights as charge on dwelling-house) as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1), for “marriage, one spouse” substitute “ marriage or civil partnership, A ”.
(3) In paragraph (2), for “The other spouse’s matrimonial home rights” substitute “ B’s home rights ”.
(4) In paragraph (3)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “the spouse so entitled” substitute “ A ”, and
(b) in sub-paragraph (b), after “marriage” insert “ or of the formation of the civil partnership ”.
(5) In paragraph (4)—
(a) for “a spouse’s matrimonial home rights” substitute “ B’s home rights ”,
(b) for “the other spouse” substitute “ A ”, and
(c) for “either of the spouses” substitute “ A or B ”.
(6) In paragraph (5), for “the other spouse” substitute “ A ”.
(7) In paragraph (6), for “the spouses” substitute “ A and B ”.
(8) In paragraph (7)—
(a) for “a spouse’s matrimonial home rights” substitute “ B’s home rights ”,
(b) in sub-paragraph (a), for “the other spouse” substitute “ A ”, and
(c) in sub-paragraph (b), after “marriage” insert “ or civil partnership ”.
(9) In paragraph (8)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “a spouse’s matrimonial home rights” substitute “ B’s home rights ”, and
(b) for “the other spouse” (in both places) substitute “ A ”.
(10) In the heading to Article 5, for “matrimonial home rights” substitute “ home rights ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/schedule/19/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/schedule-19/paragraph-4
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