SCHEDULE 1Amendments of subordinate legislation relating to pension sharing on divorce

Sharing of State Scheme Rights (Provision of Information and Valuation) (No. 2) Regulations 20007

1

Amend the Sharing of State Scheme Rights (Provision of Information and Valuation) (No. 2) Regulations 2000 M1 as follows.

2

In regulation 2 (basic information about the sharing of state scheme rights and divorce)—

a

in the heading preceding it, after “and divorce” add “ or the dissolution of a civil partnership ”;

b

in paragraph (1)(b), after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”;

c

in paragraph (3)(c), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”;

d

in paragraph (5)—

i

in sub-paragraph (b), after “the spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”;

ii

after “his spouse,” insert “ civil partner, ”.

3

In the heading preceding regulation 3 (information about the sharing of state scheme rights and divorce: valuation of shareable state scheme rights), after “and divorce” insert “ or dissolution of a civil partnership ”.