Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Civil Partnership (Pensions and Benefit Payments) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005.
(2) In this Order—
(a)paragraph 4 of Part 1 of the Schedule shall come into force, for the purposes only of making regulations under section 62 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1);
(b)paragraph 5(6) and (12) of Part 1 of the Schedule shall come into force, for the purposes only of making regulations under paragraphs 3C and 7B of Schedule 5 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2); and
(c)paragraph 26 of Part 5 of the Schedule shall come into force, for the purposes only of making regulations under section 52(2) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999(3),
on the day following that on which this Order is made.
(3) Subject to paragraph (2), this Order shall come into force on 5th December 2005.
(4) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland except paragraph 27(c) of Part 6 of the Schedule and Article 2 in so far as it relates to that paragraph, which extend to Northern Ireland.
1992 c. 4. Section 62(1)(c) was inserted by paragraph 17(b) of Schedule 11 to the Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35).
Paragraphs 3C and 7B were inserted by paragraphs 9 and 11 of Schedule 11 to the Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35).
1999 c. 30. Section 52(2) was amended by paragraph 25 of Schedule 11 to the Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35).