The Civil Partnership (Contracted-out Occupational and Appropriate Personal Pension Schemes) (Surviving Civil Partners) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 No. 433

SCHEDULE 2 N.I. Amendments of provisions of Regulations relating to contracted-out occupational and appropriate personal pension schemes, extending those provisions to surviving civil partners

PART 2 N.I.

Amendment of the Contracting-out (Protection of Pensions) Regulations N.I.

4.  The Contracting-out (Protection of Pensions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs 5 to 8.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 4 in operation at 5.12.2005, see art. 1(3)

5.  In regulation 2(1) (hybrid benefits) for “widow or widower” there shall be substituted “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”.

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 2 para. 5 in operation at 5.12.2005, see art. 1(3)

6.  In regulation 4(2) (pensions for widows and widowers varied after commencement)—

(a) in the heading for “widows and widowers” there shall be substituted “widows, widowers and surviving civil partners”, and

(b) for “widow or widower”, in each place where it occurs, there shall be substituted “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 2 para. 6 in operation at 5.12.2005, see art. 1(3)

7.  In regulation 5(3) (the relevant sum for widows and widowers)—

(a) in the heading for “widows and widowers” there shall be substituted “widows, widowers and surviving civil partners”, and

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) for “widow or widower” (in the first place where it occurs) there shall be substituted “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”, and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (a) after “widow or widower” there shall be inserted “or being then a civil partner of the surviving civil partner”.

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 2 para. 7 in operation at 5.12.2005, see art. 1(3)

8.  In regulation 8(1) (the later earnings addition) for “widow or widower” there shall be substituted “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”.

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 2 para. 8 in operation at 5.12.2005, see art. 1(3)

(1)

S.R. 1991 No. 39, amended by S.R. 1994 No. 300

(2)

Regulation 4(2) was amended by paragraph 28(5) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 1994 No. 300

(3)

Regulation 5(2) was amended by paragraph 28(6) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 1994 No. 300