6.—(1) The Occupational Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(1) shall be amended in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (6).
(2) In regulation 3(3)(b) (constitution of scheme), after “spouses” there shall be inserted “and civil partners”.
(3) In regulation 4(3)(b) (basic information about the scheme), after “spouse” there shall be inserted “or civil partner”.
(4) In regulation 6(6)(b) (availability and content of annual report), after “spouses” there shall be inserted “and civil partners”.
(5) In regulation 7(4)(b) (availability of actuarial valuation, schedule of contributions, payment schedule and statement of investment principles), after “spouses” there shall be inserted “and civil partners”.
(6) In Schedule 2 (information to be made available to individuals), in paragraph 6ZA(2)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (4)(b)—
(i)after “married” there shall be inserted “or in a civil partnership”,
(ii)after “surviving spouse” there shall be inserted “or, as the case may be, a surviving civil partner”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (5)(a), after “not married” there shall be inserted “or not in a civil partnership”.
()S.R. 1997 No. 98; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2002 No. 410
()Paragraph 6ZA was inserted by regulation 3(4) of S.R. 2002 No. 410