SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 28Consequential amendments: Scotland

Part 2Amendments of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 37)

19

1

Amend section 12A (orders for payment of capital sum: pensions lump sums) as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

for “(“the liable party”)” substitute “ or a partner in a civil partnership (“the liable person”) ”, and

b

in paragraph (a), after “property” insert “ or the partnership property ” and for “party” substitute “ person ”.

3

In subsection (2), for “(“the other party”)” substitute “ or as the case may be to the other partner (“the other person”) ”.

4

In each of subsections (3) to (8), for “party”, wherever it occurs, substitute “ person ”.