Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015N.I.
73. In paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015(1)—
(a)the existing text becomes sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 4, and
(b)after that sub-paragraph insert—
“(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, a civil partnership is not to be treated as having come to an end—
(a)by reason of its having been—
(i)converted into a marriage under section 9 of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013;
(ii)changed into a marriage under the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977;
(iii)changed into a marriage in accordance with provision made under section 10 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014; or
(iv)changed into a marriage under Part 5 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 and Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2014; or
(b)by reason of a marriage which has been treated in Northern Ireland as a civil partnership ceasing to be so treated with effect from 13 January 2020.”.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 73 in force at 13.1.2020, see reg. 1(2)