Paragraph 20 Housing Act 1996

(1)

The Housing Act 1996^f1is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 62(1)(a)^f2, for “as husband and wife or as if they were” substitute “as if they were a married couple or”.

(3)

In section 140(1)(a), for “as husband and wife or as if they were” substitute “as if they were a married couple or”.

(4)

In section 178(3)^f3—

(a)

in the definition of “co-habitants”, for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute “two people who, although not married to, or civil partners of, each other, are living together as if they were a married couple or civil partners”;

(b)

in the definition of “relative”, in the words after paragraph (b)—

(i)

for “husband and wife” substitute “if they were a married couple or civil partners”;

(ii)

after “married to” insert “, or civil partners of,”.

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Footnotes

f1: 1996 c. 52.
f2: Sections 62(1)(a) and 140(1)(a) were amended by the Civil Partnership Act 2004, Schedule 8, paragraph 51.
f3: The definitions of “cohabitants” and “relative” were amended by the Civil Partnership Act 2004, Schedule 8, paragraph 61.