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Paragraph 65

(1)

Amend Schedule 2 (grounds for recovery of possession of house) as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 5—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”, and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (b), for “husband and wife except that the persons are of the same sex” substitute “ civil partners ”.

(3)

In paragraph 15—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a), for “(or former spouse)” substitute “ or civil partner (or former spouse or former civil partner) ”, and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (b), for “husband and wife except that the persons are of the same sex” substitute “ civil partners ”.