The Civil Partnership (Contracted-out Occupational and Appropriate Personal Pension Schemes) (Surviving Civil Partners) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005

PART 1 N.I.

Amendment of the Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Abatement of Benefit) Regulations N.I.

1.  The Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Abatement of Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 1 in operation at 5.12.2005, see art. 1(3)

2.  In regulation 3(2) (guaranteed minimum pension to which earner’s widow or widower is treated as entitled after minimum contributions have been paid)—

(a) in the heading for “widow or widower” there shall be substituted “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”;

(b) for “widow or widower”, in each place where it occurs, there shall be substituted “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”, and

(c) in paragraph (2) after “widower” there shall be inserted “or surviving civil partner”.

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 2 para. 2 in operation at 5.12.2005, see art. 1(3)

3.  In regulation 5(3) (guaranteed minimum pension to which earner’s widow or widower is treated as entitled after minimum payments have been made)—

(a) in the heading for “widow or widower” there shall be substituted “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”;

(b) for “widow or widower”, in each place where it occurs, there shall be substituted “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”, and

(c) in paragraph (2) after “widower” there shall be inserted “or surviving civil partner”.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 2 para. 3 in operation at 5.12.2005, see art. 1(3)

(1)

S.R. 1987 No. 291, amended by S.R. 1994 No. 300 and S.R. 1996 No. 95

(2)

Regulation 3 was amended by paragraph 16 of Schedule 2 to S.R. 1994 No. 300 and regulation 4(2) of S.R. 1996 No. 95

(3)

Regulation 5 was amended by paragraph 16 of Schedule 2 to S.R. 1994 No. 300 and regulation 4(3) of S.R. 1996 No. 95