# Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993, Section 155A: No forfeiture on bankruptcy of rights under personal pension schemes.

Extent: N.I.

(1) A person’s rights under a personal pension scheme cannot be forfeited by reference to his bankruptcy.
(2) For the purposes of this section—
(a) a person shall be treated as having a right under a personal pension scheme where—
(i) he is entitled to a credit under Article 26(1)(b) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (sharing of rights on divorce etc. or on dissolution etc. of a civil partnership ),
(ii) he is so entitled as against the person responsible for the scheme (within the meaning of Chapter I of Part V of that Order), and
(iii) the person so responsible has not discharged his liability in respect of the credit; and
(b) forfeiture shall be taken to include any manner of deprivation or suspension.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/49/section/155A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pension-schemes-northern-ireland-act-1993/section-155A
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