The Damages (Scotland) Act 1976 (c. 13)
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2In paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Damages (Scotland) Act 1976 (definition of “relative”)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a), after “spouse” there shall be inserted “or civil partner”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (aa)—
(i)after “spouse” there shall be inserted “or civil partner”; and
(ii)at the end there shall be added “or in a relationship which had the characteristics of the relationship between civil partners”;
(c)after sub-paragraph (e), the word “and” shall be repealed; and
(d)after sub-paragraph (f), there shall be added “and
(g)any person who, having been a civil partner of the deceased, had ceased to be so by virtue of the dissolution of the civil partnership.”.