Civil Partnership Act 2004

Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)) N.I.

108 (1) Amend Article 21 (supply of pension information in connection with divorce etc.) as follows. N.I.

(2) After paragraph (1)(a)(i) insert—

“(ia) financial relief under Schedule 15 or 17 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (powers in relation to domestic and overseas dissolution of civil partnerships etc.);”.

(3) In paragraph (1)(a)(ii), after “1984” insert “ or Schedule 5 or 7 to the 2004 Act ”.

(4) In paragraph (1)(a)(iii), after “1984” insert “ or Schedule 11 to the 2004 Act ”.

(5) In paragraph (1)(b), after “(a)(i)” insert “ , (ia) ”.

109 (1) Amend Article 22 (charges by pension arrangements in relation to earmarking orders) as follows. N.I.

(2) After paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) 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.) so far as it includes provision made by virtue of Part 5 of that Schedule (powers to include provision about pensions),”.

(3) At the end of paragraph (b) omit “or” and after that paragraph insert—

“(bb) an order under Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the 2004 Act so far as it includes provision made by virtue of Part 6 of that Schedule (England and Wales powers corresponding to those mentioned in paragraph (aa)), or”.

110 (1) Amend Article 25 (activation of pension sharing) as follows. N.I.

(2) After paragraph (1)(a) insert—

“(aa) a pension sharing order under Schedule 15 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004,”.

(3) After paragraph (1)(b) insert—

“(ba) 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 (aa),”.

111 (1) Amend Article 31 (“implementation period”) as follows. N.I.

(2) In paragraph (1)(b)(i), omit “matrimonial”.

(3) In paragraph (2)—

(a) omit “matrimonial”, and

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), after “divorce” insert “ , dissolution ”.

112 (1) Amend Article 45 (activation of benefit sharing) as follows. N.I.

(2) After paragraph (1)(a) insert—

“(aa) a pension sharing order under Schedule 15 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004,”.

(3) After paragraph (1)(b) insert—

“(ba) 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 (aa),”.