Matrimonial Homes Act 1983
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Matrimonial Homes Act 1983 (c. 19) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to the rights of a husband or wife to occupy a dwelling house that had been a matrimonial home in England and Wales.[1]
.svg)
Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the rights of a husband or wife to occupy a dwelling house that has been a matrimonial home.
Territorial extentEngland and Wales[b]
Royal assent9 May 1983
| Act of Parliament | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| Long title | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the rights of a husband or wife to occupy a dwelling house that has been a matrimonial home. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation | 1983 c. 19 | ||||||||||||
| Territorial extent | England and Wales[b] | ||||||||||||
| Dates | |||||||||||||
| Royal assent | 9 May 1983 | ||||||||||||
| Commencement | 9 August 1983[c] | ||||||||||||
| Repealed | 1 October 1997[d] | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Status: Repealed | |||||||||||||
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |||||||||||||
| Revised text of statute as amended | |||||||||||||
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 12(2) of the act repealed 7 enactments, listed in schedule 3 to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 c. 75 | Matrimonial Homes Act 1967 | The whole act except section 2(6) so far as it relates to paragraph 4 of the schedule, and except that paragraph. |
| 1970 c. 45 | Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Act 1970 | Section 38. |
| 1972 c. 61 | Land Charges Act 1972 | In schedule 3, paragraphs 8 to 12. |
| 1976 c. 50 | Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1976 | Sections 3 and 4. |
| 1977 c. 42 | Rent Act 1977 | In schedule 23, paragraph 40. |
| 1980 c. 51 | Housing Act 1980 | In schedule 25, paragraph 14. |
| 1981 c. 24 | Matrimonial Homes and Property Act 1981 | Sections 1 to 3. In section 4, subsections (2) and (3). Sections 5 and 6. Schedules 1 and 2. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 66(3) of, and schedule 10 to, the Family Law Act 1996, which came into force on 1 October 1997.[3]