The Civil Partnership (Pensions and Benefit Payments) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

3. 2. Amendment of legislation

4. Signature

5. 1. SCHEDULE

      Amendment of provisions of Acts and Orders relating to pensions and benefit payments, extending those provisions to civil partners and surviving civil partners

      1. PART 1 Amendment of the Contributions and Benefits Act

         1. 1. The Contributions and Benefits Act is amended as follows.

         2. 2. In section 48C(4) (Category B retirement pension: general), after “spouse”...

         3. 3. In section 54(3) (Category A and Category B retirement pensions:...

         4. 4. In section 55 (pension increase or lump sum where entitlement...

         5. 5. In section 62(1)(c) (graduated retirement benefit)— (a) after “widowed person”...

         6. 6. In Schedule 5 (pension increase or lump sum where entitlement...

      2. PART 2 Amendment of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

         1. 7. The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 is amended...

         2. 8. In section 125(1) (furnishing of addresses for maintenance proceedings, etc.)—...

         3. 9. In section 135(7)(c) (effect of alteration of rates of benefits...

         4. 10. In section 139B(6) (effect of alterations affecting state pension credit),...

      3. PART 3 Amendment of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993

         1. 11. The Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 is amended as...

         2. 12. In section 66(1) (interpretation: Part IV), in the definition of...

         3. 13. In section 80(5) (basis of revaluation), for “widow or widower”...

         4. 14. In section 92(3)(a) (further provisions concerning exercise of option under...

         5. 15. In section 109(2)(b) (disclosure of information about schemes to members,...

         6. 16. In section 125(3)(e) (overriding requirements)— (a) for “widow’s or widower's”...

         7. 17. In section 142(7)(b) (functions of the Pensions Ombudsman), for “widow...

         8. 18. In section 155A(2)(a)(i) (no forfeiture on bankruptcy of rights under...

         9. 19. In section 176(1) (general interpretation), in the definition of “money...

         10. 20. In Schedule 2 (methods of revaluing accrued pension benefits), in...

      4. PART 4 Amendment of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

         1. 21. The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 is amended as follows....

         2. 22. In Article 41(4)(b) (provision of documents for members), after “spouses”...

         3. 23. In Article 63(2) (equal treatment rule: supplementary), for “family or...

         4. 24. In Article 89(5) (inalienability of occupational pension), in sub-paragraphs (a),...

         5. 25. In Article 90(3) (forfeiture, etc.), for sub-paragraph (b) there shall...

         6. 26. In Article 121(1) (interpretation of Part II), after the definition...

      5. PART 5 Amendment of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

         1. 27. In Article 49(2) (preservation of rights in respect of additional...

      6. PART 6 Amendment of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005

         1. 28. The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 is amended as follows....

         2. 29. In Article 20(6) (consequences of freezing order), in the definition...

         3. 30. In Article 250 (resolution of disputes), in the substituted Article...

         4. 31. In Schedule 9 (deferral of retirement pensions and shared additional...

6. Explanatory Note