The Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

2.—(1) Article 27C of that Order is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1), for “scheme” there is substituted “arrangement”.

(3) In paragraph (2)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (a)—

(i)for the words from “trustees” to “have” there is substituted

  • “person responsible for the pension arrangement in question has”, and

    (ii)

    for “them” there is substituted “him”, and

    (b)

    in sub-paragraph (c), for “trustees or managers of the pension scheme” there is substituted “person responsible for the pension arrangement”.

(4) In paragraph (3)—

(a)for “trustees or managers” there is substituted “person responsible for the arrangement”, and

(b)for “the trustees, or managers,” there is substituted “his”.

(5) At the end there is added—

(4) The powers conferred by this Article may not be exercised in relation to a pension arrangement which—

(a)is the subject of a pension sharing order in relation to the marriage, or

(b)has been the subject of pension sharing between the parties to the marriage..