Regulation 10 Amendment of the Pensions on Divorce etc. (Pension Sharing) (Scotland) Regulations 2000

Amend the Pensions on Divorce etc. (Pension Sharing) (Scotland) Regulations 2000^f1 as follows.

In regulation 3 (circumstances in which an agreement is to be entered into, in order to be considered a “qualifying agreement”) after “divorce” insert “or dissolution of a civil partnership”.

In regulation 4 (prescribed form of provision) for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c)

a statement by the transferor and the transferee that they have received confirmation from the Secretary of State that shareable state scheme rights are held in the name of the transferor and that on the—

(i)

grant of decree of divorce;

(ii)

declarator of nullity of marriage;

(iii)

dissolution of civil partnership; or

(iv)

declarator of nullity of civil partnership,

a pension sharing agreement will be implemented.”.

In regulation 5 (circumstances in which an agreement is to be entered into, in order to be considered a “qualifying agreement”) after “divorce” insert “or dissolution of a civil partnership”.