99 After Article 152 of the 2005 Order (administration of compensation) insert—
152A—(1) Regulations may make provision for the purpose of enabling the Board to recover prescribed charges in respect of complying with a relevant order or provision.
(2) In paragraph (1) “a relevant order or provision” means any of the following—
(a)an order under Article 25 of the Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (financial provision in connection with divorce etc.) so far as the order—
(i)includes provision made by virtue of Article 27B or 27C of that Order (powers to include provision about pensions), and
(ii)applies in relation to the Board by virtue of Article 27E of that Order;
(b)an order under Article 25 of that Order so far as the order includes provision made by virtue of Article 27F of that Order (attachment of pension compensation on divorce etc.);
(c)an order under Part 1 of Schedule 15 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (financial provision orders in connection with dissolution of civil partnerships etc.: Northern Ireland) so far as the order—
(i)includes provision made by virtue of Part 5 of that Schedule (powers to include provision about pensions), and
(ii)applies in relation to the Board by virtue of Part 6 of that Schedule;
(d)an order under Part 1 of that Schedule so far as the order includes provision made by virtue of paragraph 29A of that Schedule (attachment of pension compensation on dissolution of civil partnership etc.: Northern Ireland);
(e)an order made under any provision corresponding to a provision mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) in force in England and Wales;
(f)an order or provision to which any of paragraphs (f) and (g) of section 168A(2) of the Pensions Act 2004 applies;
(g)an order or provision of a kind mentioned in Article 25(1) of the 1999 Order (pension sharing) so far as the order or provision applies in relation to the Board by virtue of Article 199 of this Order.
(3) Regulations under paragraph (1) may include provision enabling the Board to set off against any PPF compensation payable to a person any charges owed to it by that person under the regulations.
(4) In this Article “PPF compensation” means compensation payable—
(a)under or by virtue of this Chapter, or
(b)under or by virtue of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (pension compensation on divorce etc.).”.
Commencement Information
I1S. 99 wholly in operation; s. 99 not in operation at Royal Assent see s. 118(1); s. 99 in operation for certain purposes at 16.3.2011 by S.R. 2011/108, art. 2(1)(b); s. 99 in operation at 6.4.2011 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2011/108, art. 2(2), Sch.