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The Civil Partnership (Contracted-out Occupational and Appropriate Personal Pension Schemes) (Surviving Civil Partners) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation, commencement and interpretation

  3. 2.Amendment of legislation

  4. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Amendments of the Pension Schemes Act relating to contracted-out occupational and appropriate personal pension schemes, extending those provisions to surviving civil partners

      1. 1.The Pension Schemes Act is amended in accordance with paragraphs...

      2. 2.In section 4(2) (meaning of “contracted-out employment”, “guaranteed minimum pension”...

      3. 3.In section 8A(1) and (2)(b) (the statutory standard) for “widows...

      4. 4.In section 8B(4) (reference scheme) for “widows or widowers”, in...

      5. 5.In section 13 (minimum pensions for widows and widowers)—

      6. 6.In section 15(5)(a)(i) and (ii) (discharge of liability where guaranteed...

      7. 7.In section 16(6) (transfer of accrued rights) for “widow or...

      8. 8.In section 17(2) (commutation, surrender and forfeiture) for “widow’s or...

      9. 9.In section 19(3)(b) (securing of benefits) for “widow or widower”...

      10. 10.In section 24 (ways of giving effect to protected rights)—...

      11. 11.In section 24A(1), (2) and (5)(b)(ii) (requirements for interim arrangements)...

      12. 12.In section 25 (the pension and annuity requirements), in subsections...

      13. 13.In section 33(4) (alteration of rules of contracted-out schemes) after...

      14. 14.In section 34(2) (alteration of rules of appropriate schemes)—

      15. 15.In section 43 (further provisions concerning entitlement to guaranteed minimum...

      16. 16.In section 44(2)(c) (reduced benefits where minimum payments or minimum...

      17. 17.In section 56(5) (effect of payment of premium on rights)...

      18. 18.In section 83 (general protection principle)— (a) in subsection (2)(c)...

      19. 19.In section 84(1)(b) (the relevant sum) for “widow or widower”...

      20. 20.In section 85(1)(a) and (b) and (2)(b) (the appropriate addition)...

      21. 21.In section 86(2)(a) and (b) (the later earnings addition) for...

      22. 22.In section 105(1)(b) (annual increase of guaranteed minimum pensions) for...

      23. 23.In section 106(1)(b) (requirement as to resources for annual increase...

      24. 24.(1) In section 165(1)(c) (determination of questions by Department) for...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Amendments of provisions of Regulations relating to contracted-out occupational and appropriate personal pension schemes, extending those provisions to surviving civil partners

      1. PART 1

        1. 1.Amendment of the Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Abatement of Benefit) Regulations

        2. 2.In regulation 3 (guaranteed minimum pension to which earner’s widow...

        3. 3.In regulation 5 (guaranteed minimum pension to which earner’s widow...

      2. PART 2

        1. 4.Amendment of the Contracting-out (Protection of Pensions) Regulations

        2. 5.In regulation 2(1) (hybrid benefits) for “widow or widower” there...

        3. 6.In regulation 4 (pensions for widows and widowers varied after...

        4. 7.In regulation 5 (the relevant sum for widows and widowers)—...

        5. 8.In regulation 8(1) (the later earnings addition) for “widow or...

      3. PART 3

        1. 9.Amendment of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Discharge of Protected Rights on Winding Up) Regulations

      4. PART 4

        1. 10.Amendment of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations

        2. 11.In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation) after paragraph (1)...

        3. 12.In regulation 20(1)(b) (trivial commutation of benefits derived from section...

        4. 13.In regulation 23(b) (requirements for meeting the statutory standard) for...

        5. 14.For regulation 26 (reference scheme: circumstances in which widows' or...

        6. 15.In regulation 45(3A) (approval of arrangements for schemes ceasing to...

        7. 16.In regulation 50A (persons to be regarded as members) for...

        8. 17.In regulation 55(1)(c) (scheme rules about guaranteed minimum pensions) after...

        9. 18.In regulation 57 (circumstances in which widower’s guaranteed minimum pension...

        10. 19.In regulation 58 (period for which widower’s guaranteed minimum pension...

        11. 20.In regulation 59 (statutory references to persons entitled to guaranteed...

        12. 21.In regulation 60 (trivial commutation of guaranteed minimum pensions)—

        13. 22.In regulation 61 (suspension and forfeiture of guaranteed minimum pensions)—...

        14. 23.In regulation 63 (provision of information about guaranteed minimum pensions)...

      5. PART 5

        1. 24.Amendment of the Protected Rights (Transfer Payment) Regulations

      6. PART 6

        1. 25.Amendment of the Contracting-out (Transfer and Transfer Payment) Regulations

      7. PART 7

        1. 26.Amendment of the Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Protected Rights) Regulations

        2. 27.In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation) after the definition...

        3. 28.In regulation 4 (conditions applying to pensions and annuities which...

        4. 29.In regulation 5 (circumstances in which and periods for which...

        5. 30.In regulation 6(c) (interim arrangements)— (a) for “an unmarried member”...

        6. 31.In regulation 11(1)(b) (insurers that may provide protected rights by...

        7. 32.In regulation 12 (death of member before effect given to...

        8. 33.In regulation 13 (death before effect given to protected rights:...

        9. 34.In regulation 14 (enforceable entitlement after death of member) after...

        10. 35.In regulation 15 (further requirements in respect of giving effect...

      8. PART 8

        1. 36.Amendment of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Modification of Schemes) Regulations

      9. PART 9

        1. 37.Amendment of the Personal Pension Schemes (Appropriate Schemes) Regulations

      10. PART 10

        1. 38.Amendment of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Discharge of Liability) Regulations

        2. 39.In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation), after paragraph (1)...

        3. 40.In regulation 3(a) (conditions on which policies of insurance and...

        4. 41.In regulation 4 (conditions on which policies of insurance and...

        5. 42.In regulation 6 (further conditions on which liability may be...

        6. 43.In regulation 9(2) (circumstances in which liability to provide pensions...

        7. 44.In regulation 11 (conditions on which liability to provide pensions...

        8. 45.In Schedule 1 (form of consent to arrangement for securing...

  5. Explanatory Note

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