# The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 20: Housing Act 1996


(1) The Housing Act 1996is amended as follows.
(2) In section 62(1)(a), 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)—
(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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111190784/schedule/3/paragraph/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-civil-partnership-opposite-sex-couples-regulations-2019/schedule-3/paragraph-20
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