# The Pensions (2015 Act) (Pension Sharing on Divorce etc.) (Transitional Provision) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016, Article 2: Transitional provision in connection with the coming into operation of amendments to pension sharing on divorce etc.


(1) This Order applies in a case where Article 46A of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (creation of debits and credits: transferor in new state pension system and sharing activated on or after 6 April 2016) would otherwise apply and either—
(a) the petition for divorce or nullity of a marriage was issued before 6th April 2016;
(b) the application for dissolution or annulment of a civil partnership was issued before 6th April 2016; or
(c) in the case of the application for financial relief after overseas divorce or nullity of a marriage or overseas dissolution or annulment of a civil partnership, the application for permission of the court for financial relief was issued before 6th April 2016.
(2) In a case where this Order applies—
(a) Article 46 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (creation of state scheme pension debits and credits: transferor in old state pension system or pension sharing activated before 6 April 2016) applies;
(b) Article 46A of that Order does not apply; and
(c) the relevant order is to be treated as taking effect on 5th April 2016.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/99/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-2015-act-pension-sharing-on-divorce-etc-transitional-provision-order-northern-ireland-2016/article-2
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