Section 70 Interpretation of PartI1

(1)

For the purposes of this Part—

(a)

two people are in a qualifying relationship with one another if they are—

(i)

married to each other,

(ii)

in a civil partnership with each other, or

(iii)

living together as though they were married,

(b)

a person is a member of a tenant's family if the person is—

(i)

a qualifying relative of the tenant,

(ii)

a qualifying relative of a person who was in a qualifying relationship with the tenant immediately before the tenant's death, or

(iii)

in a qualifying relationship with a qualifying relative of the tenant.

(2)

In subsection (1)(b), “a qualifying relative” means a parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother or sister.

(3)

For the purposes of this section—

(a)

a relationship of the half blood is to be regarded as a relationship of the whole blood,

(b)

a person's stepchild is to be regarded as the person's child,

(c)

a person (“A”) is to be regarded as the child of another person (“B”), if A is being or has been treated by B as B's child.

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