HL Deb 22 December 1981 vol 426 c407WA
The Earl of Selkirk

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether, as a consequence of the Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981, the entitled spouse will not be able to expel the non-entitled spouse from the matrimonial home.

The Minister of State, Scottish Office (The Earl of Mansfield)

Section 4 of the Act empowers a court to make an exclusion order suspending the occupancy rights of the non-entitled spouse, if it appears necessary for the protection of an entitled spouse or any child of the family from conduct injurious to their physical or mental health.