The Divorce etc. (Pensions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations make provision pursuant to orders, including those made after proceedings overseas, for ancillary relief in proceedings for divorce, judicial separation and nullity of marriage which relate to the pension rights of a party to the marriage. In particular, they provide for—

(a) the valuation of pension rights by the court;

(b) notices of change of circumstance to be provided by the person responsible for the pension arrangement to the party without pension rights, or by that party to the person responsible for the pension arrangement; and

(c) the stay period during which pension sharing orders cannot take effect.