# Civil Partnership Act 2004, Paragraph 9


(1) Amend section 3 (protected occupiers by succession) as follows.
(2) For subsection (2) (succession by surviving spouse) substitute—
“(2) Where the original occupier was a person who died leaving a surviving partner who was residing in the dwelling-house immediately before the original occupier’s death then, after the original occupier’s death, if the surviving partner has, in relation to the dwelling-house, a relevant licence or tenancy, the surviving partner shall be a protected occupier of the dwelling-house.”
(3) In subsection (3) (succession by other family members)—
(a) for “surviving spouse” substitute “ surviving partner ”,
(b) for “his” (in each place) substitute “ the original occupier's ”, and
(c) for “him” substitute “ the original occupier ”.
(4) After subsection (3) insert—
“(3A) In subsections (2) and (3) above “surviving partner” means surviving spouse or surviving civil partner.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/schedule/8/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/schedule-8/paragraph-9
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