(1) Section 9(1), after editor's note—
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'(c) a civil partner.'.
(2) Section 9(3)—
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'(3) Subsection (4) applies if the commissioner is satisfied, when deciding an application for a first home owner grant, that—
(a) an applicant for the grant—
(i) is married but is living apart from the person to whom the applicant is married; or
(ii) is in a civil partnership but is living apart from the person with whom the applicant is in a civil partnership; and
(b) the applicant and the person mentioned in paragraph (a)(i) or (ii) have no intention of again living together as a couple.'.
(3) Section 9(4), after 'married'—
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', or with whom the applicant is in a civil partnership,'.