40.— The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 is amended—

(a) in section 3(2)(h) and section 35(4) by inserting “, civil partner within the meaning of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010” after “spouse” wherever it appears, and

(b) in section 39(3)(a)(i), by inserting “or civil partner within the meaning of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010” after “spouse”.