The Civil Partnership (Pensions, Social Security and Child Support) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005

Pensions on Divorce etc. (Provision of Information) Regulations N.I.

1.—(1) The Pensions on Divorce etc. (Provision of Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000(1) shall be amended in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “notice of discharge of liability”, after “former spouse” there shall be inserted “or former civil partner”;

(b) in the definition of “notice of implementation”, after “former spouse” there shall be inserted “or former civil partner”.

(3) In regulation 2 (basic information about pensions on divorce)—

(a) in the heading, at the end there shall be added “or dissolution of a civil partnership”;

(b) in paragraph (1), after “spouse” (in each place where it occurs) there shall be inserted “or civil partner”;

(c) in paragraph (6)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (b), after “spouse” there shall be inserted “or civil partner”, and

(ii) after “his spouse,” there shall be inserted “civil partner,”.

(4) In regulation 3 (information about pensions on divorce: valuation of pension benefits)—

(a) in the heading, after “on divorce” there shall be inserted “and dissolution of a civil partnership”;

(b) in paragraph (1), for “Article 21(1)(a)(i) or (ii)” there shall be substituted “Article 21(1)(a)(i), (ia)(2) or (ii)”.

(5) In regulation 10(5)(a) (provision of information after receipt of an earmarking order), after “divorce” there shall be inserted “or dissolution of a civil partnership”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 1 in operation at 5.12.2005, see art. 1

(1)

S.R. 2000 No. 142; to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order

(2)

Sub-paragraph (a)(ia) is inserted by paragraph 108(2) of Schedule 29 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004