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8In section 113 (civil partnerships: competency of interdict)—
(a)in subsection (2), for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted—
“(b)subject to subsection (3), prohibits a civil partner from entering or remaining in—
(i)a family home,
(ii)any other residence occupied by the applicant civil partner,
(iii)any place of work of the applicant civil partner,
(iv)any school attended by a child in the permanent or temporary care of the applicant civil partner”; and
(b)after that subsection, there shall be added—
“(3)Subsection (4) applies if in relation to a family home the non-applicant civil partner—
(a)is an entitled partner, or
(b)has occupancy rights.
(4)Except where subsection (5) applies, the court may not grant a relevant interdict prohibiting the non-applicant civil partner from entering or remaining in the family home.
(5)This subsection applies if—
(a)the interdict is ancillary to an exclusion order, or
(b)by virtue of section 101(4), the court refuses leave to exercise occupancy rights.
(6)In this section and in sections 114 to 116, “applicant civil partner” means the civil partner who has applied for the interdict; and “non-applicant civil partner” is to be construed accordingly.”.
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