SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 27Minor and consequential amendments: general

Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30)

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1

Amend section 28 (activation of pension sharing) as follows.

2

After subsection (1)(a) insert—

aa

a pension sharing order under Schedule 5 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004,

3

After subsection (1)(d) insert—

da

an order under Schedule 7 to the 2004 Act (financial relief in England and Wales after overseas dissolution etc. of a civil partnership) corresponding to such an order as is mentioned in paragraph (aa),

4

In subsection (1)(f)—

a

at the end of sub-paragraph (i) insert “ or between persons who are civil partners of each other ”, and

b

at the end of sub-paragraph (iii) insert “ or (as the case may be) on the grant, in relation to the civil partnership, of decree of dissolution or of declarator of nullity ”.

5

In subsection (1)(g), after “divorce etc.)” insert “ or under Schedule 11 to the 2004 Act (financial provision in Scotland after overseas proceedings) ”.

6

In subsection (1)(h) for “Northern Ireland legislation, and” substitute “ the Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1045 (N.I. 15)), ”.

7

After subsection (1)(i) insert—

j

a pension sharing order under Schedule 15 to the 2004 Act, and

k

an order under Schedule 17 to the 2004 Act (financial relief in Northern Ireland after overseas dissolution etc. of a civil partnership) corresponding to such an order as is mentioned in paragraph (j).

8

In subsection (7)(a), omit “matrimonial”.

9

In subsection (8)—

a

in paragraph (a), after “divorce” insert “ , dissolution ”, and

b

at the end of paragraph (b) insert “ or, where the order is under Schedule 11 to the 2004 Act, the date of disposal of the application under paragraph 2 of that Schedule ”.

10

In subsection (9)—

a

omit “matrimonial”, and

b

in paragraphs (a) and (b)(i), after “divorce” insert “ , dissolution ”.