Paragraph 1

In the Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996^f1—

(a)

in paragraphs (4) and (5) of regulation 37 (circumstances in which the age-related payments are not to be paid)—

(i)

for “widow or widower” substitute “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”; and

(ii)

for “died unmarried” substitute “was not married or a civil partner at the time of his or her death”;

(b)

in regulation 51 (contributions equivalent premiums)—

(i)

in paragraph (1B)(b)^f2, after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”;

(ii)

in paragraph (2)(c), for “widow’s or widower’s” substitute “widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s”;

(c)

in paragraph (5) of regulation 54 (refund of a contributions equivalent premium), for “widow or widower” (twice) substitute “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 1996 No.493; relevant amending regulations are S.I. 2002/681.
f2: Paragraph (1B) was inserted by S.I. 2002/681.