Explanatory Memorandum

Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

2008 CHAPTER 13

15 December 2008

Commentary on Sections

PART 3 – Pension Compensation

Chapter 1 - Pension compensation on divorce etc.
Section 86: Scope of mechanism

This section sets out the scope of the pension compensation sharing mechanism that will enable compensation paid by the Pension Protection Fund to be shared on divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership.

Subsection (2) sets out that pension compensation rights will be shareable subject to certain exceptions that will be set out in regulations.