Article 2(2)
1.—(1) Amend the Personal Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 1987 M1 as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (constitution of scheme), in paragraph (4)(a)(ii), after “spouses” insert “ and civil partners ”.
(3) In regulation 4 (basic information about the scheme), in paragraph (3)(a)(ii), after “spouses” insert “ and civil partners ”.
(4) In Schedule 2 (information to be made available to individuals), in paragraph 2A M2—
(a)in sub-paragraph (4)(b)—
(i)after “married” insert “ or in a civil partnership ”;
(ii)after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (5)(a), after “not married” insert “ or in a civil partnership ”.
2. In regulation 19 of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Preservation of Benefit) Regulations 1991 M3 (widows, widowers and dependants)—
(a)in the heading preceding it, after “widowers” insert “ , surviving civil partners ”;
(b)after “if the person is married to,” insert “ in a civil partnership with, ”;
(c)after “or (as the case may be)” insert “ in a civil partnership with, or ”.
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3. In regulation 8 of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Revaluation) Regulations 1991 M4 (commutation, forfeiture and surrender), in paragraph (4), for “widow or widower” substitute “ widow, widower or surviving civil partner ”.
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M4S.I. 1991/168; regulation 8 was amended by S.I. 1994/1062.
4. In regulation 2 of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Internal Dispute Resolution Procedures) Regulations 1996 M5 (meaning of “prescribed persons” and “complainant of a prescribed description”), in paragraph (1)(b), after “widower” insert “ , surviving civil partner ”.
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5.—(1) Amend the Occupational Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 1996 M6 as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (constitution of scheme), in paragraph (3)(b), after “spouses” insert “ and civil partners ”.
(3) In regulation 4 (basic information about the scheme), in paragraph (3)(b), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
(4) In regulation 6 (availability and content of annual report), in paragraph (6)(b), after “spouses” insert “ and civil partners ”.
(5) In regulation 7 (availability of actuarial valuation, schedule of contributions, payment schedule and statement of investment principles), in paragraph (4)(b), after “spouses” insert “ and civil partners ”.
(6) In Schedule 2 (information to be made available to individuals), in paragraph 6ZA M7—
(a)in sub-paragraph (4)(b)—
(i)after “married” insert “ or in a civil partnership ”;
(ii)after “surviving spouse” insert “ or, as the case may be, a surviving civil partner ”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (5)(a), after “not married” insert “ or not in a civil partnership ”.
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7.—(1) Amend the Occupational Pension Schemes (Assignment, Forfeiture, Bankruptcy etc.) Regulations 1997 M8 as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (commutation of a pension under an occupational pension scheme)—
(a)in paragraph (1)(b), for “his widow or her widower” substitute “ the member's widow, widower or surviving civil partner ”;
(b)in paragraph (2), for “widow's or widower's” (in each place) substitute “ widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's ”.
(3) In regulation 6 (forfeiture of occupational pension), in paragraph (1)(a), for “widow or widower” substitute “ widow, widower or surviving civil partner ”.
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8. In regulation 18 of the Stakeholder Pension Schemes Regulations 2000 M9 (disclosure of information to members)—
(a)in paragraph (5E)(b) M10—
(i)after “is married” insert “ or in a civil partnership ”;
(ii)after “surviving spouse” insert “ or surviving civil partner ”;
(b)in paragraph (5F)(a), after “not married” insert “ or not in a civil partnership ”.
9. In regulation 7 of the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Bankruptcy) (No.2) Regulations 2002 M11 (calculation and verification of rights under pension arrangements), in paragraph (2)—
(a)after “and divorce” insert “ and dissolution of a civil partnership ”;
(b)after “domestic and overseas divorce etc.” insert “ and dissolution of a civil partnership ”.
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