Paragraph 5
(1)
Amend section 3(1) (meaning of “long tenancy”) as follows.
(2)
In the words describing section 149(6) of the Law of Property Act 1925, after “terminable after a death or marriage” insert “ or the formation of a civil partnership ”.
(3)
In the proviso (exclusion of certain tenancies terminable by notice after death or marriage)—
(a)
for “a death or marriage” substitute “ a death, a marriage or the formation of a civil partnership ”, and
(b)
in paragraph (a), after “marriage of” insert “ , or the formation of a civil partnership by, ”.