{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-law-act-1996/schedule-7/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-law-act-1996/schedule-7/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/27",
  "legislation_title": "Family Law Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-law-act-1996",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In this Schedule—\n“civil partner”, except in paragraph 2, includes (where the context requires) former civil partner;\n“cohabitant”, except in paragraph 3, includes (where the context requires) former cohabitant;\n“the court” means the High Court or the family court,\n“landlord” includes—\n(a)any person from time to time deriving title under the original landlord; and\n(b)in relation to any dwelling-house, any person other than the tenant who is, or (but for Part VII of the Rent Act 1977 or Part II of the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976) would be, entitled to possession of the dwelling-house;\n“Part II order” means an order under Part II of this Schedule;\n“a relevant tenancy” means—\n(a)a protected tenancy or statutory tenancy within the meaning of the Rent Act 1977;\n(b)a statutory tenancy within the meaning of the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976;\n(c)a secure tenancy within the meaning of section 79 of the Housing Act 1985; . . .\n(d)an assured tenancy or assured agricultural occupancy within the meaning of Part I of the Housing Act 1988; ...\n(e)an introductory tenancy within the meaning of Chapter I of Part V of the Housing Act 1996; or\n(f) an occupation contract within the meaning of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1) (see section 7).\n“spouse”, except in paragraph 2, includes (where the context requires) former spouse; and\n“tenancy” includes sub-tenancy.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 1: definition of \"civil partner\" inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), ss. 82, 263, Sch. 9 para. 16(2); S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(1), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Definition in Sch. 7 para. 1 substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 11 para. 145; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(e) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 7 para. 1(c) omitted (12.2.1997) by virtue of S.I. 1997/74, art. 2, Sch. para. 10(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 1(e) and preceding word inserted (12.2.1997) by S.I. 1997/74, art. 2, Sch. para. 10(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 7 para. 1 omitted (1.12.2022) by virtue of The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1166), regs. 1(1), 24(3)(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 7 para. 1 inserted (1.12.2022) by The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1166), regs. 1(1), 24(3)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 7 para. 1 inserted (1.12.2022) by The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1166), regs. 1(1), 24(3)(a)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1977 c. 42."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1976 c. 80."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1985 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "1988 c. 50."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/27/schedule/7/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:31:06.048320+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}