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Section 200: Amendment of Married Women's Property Act 1964

Equality Act 2010 · 2010 c. 15View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 15: Family property

In section 1 of the Married Women's Property Act 1964 (money and property derived from housekeeping allowance made by husband to be treated as belonging to husband and wife in equal shares)—

for "the husband for" substitute , and" either of them for "
for "the husband and the wife" substitute ." them "

Accordingly, that Act may be cited as the Matrimonial Property Act 1964.

The amendments made by this section do not have effect in relation to any allowance made before the commencement of this section.

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