# The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 5: Rent Act 1977


In paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Rent Act 1977—
(a) for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—
“(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, a person who was living with the original tenant as if they were a married couple or civil partners is to be treated as the spouse or civil partner of the original tenant.”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (3), for the words from “, or if that person” to the end substitute “or civil partner”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111190784/schedule/3/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-civil-partnership-opposite-sex-couples-regulations-2019/schedule-3/paragraph-5
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