Paragraph 1 InterpretationI1I2

In this Schedule—

• “Attachment of Earnings Order” means—

  1. (a)

     an order made under section 1 of the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971^f1;

  2. (b)

     an order made under Articles 73 or 99 of the Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981^f2;

• “Cut-Off Date” means 31 March 2012;

• “Deductions from Earnings Order” means—

  1. (a)

     an order made under section 31 of the Child Support Act 1991^f3; or

  2. (b)

     an order made under Article 31 of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991^f4;

• “Earnings Arrestment Schedule” has the meaning given in section 47(2) of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987^f5;

• “money purchase benefits” has the meaning given in the RMSPS Rules;

• “Pension Attachment Order” means—

  1. (a)

     an order made under section 23 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973^f6 or section 17 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984^f7 by virtue of section 25B or section 25C of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973,

  2. (b)

     an order made under Part 1 of Schedule 5 or paragraph 9 of schedule 7 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004^f8 by virtue of Part 6 of Schedule 5 of that Act,

  3. (c)

     an order made under Article 25 of the Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978^f9 or Article 21 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1989^f10 by virtue of Article 27B or 27C of the Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978,

  4. (d)

     an order made under Part 1 of Schedule 15 or paragraph 9 of Schedule 17 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 by virtue of Part 5 of Schedule 15 of that Act,

  5. (e)

     an order made under section 8 of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985^f11 by virtue of section 12A of that Act,

  6. (f)

     an order made under Part IV of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984^f12 corresponding to such order as is mentioned in paragraph (v), or

  7. (g)

     an order made under paragraph 2 of Schedule 11 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 corresponding to such order as is mentioned in paragraph (v);

• “Pension Credit” means a credit under section 29(1)(b) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999^f13;

• “Pension Sharing Order” means an order made under section 24B of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973^f14 or other order or provision mentioned in section 28(1) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;

• “person responsible” means a person responsible under—

  1. (a)

     section 25D(1) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973^f15,

  2. (b)

     Article 27D(1) of the Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978,

  3. (c)

     paragraph 27 of Schedule 5 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004,

  4. (d)

     paragraph 22 of Schedule 15 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, or

  5. (e)

     section 12A(6) of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985;

• “Relevant Scottish Order” has the meaning given in paragraph 4;

• “shareable rights” has the meaning given in section 27(2) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999^f16 and Article 23A(a) of the Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978;

• “Voluntary Deduction from Earnings Arrangement” means an arrangement whereby one person gives authority for payments to be made on their behalf to another person or to an account of that other person in accordance with section 28J of the Child Support Act 1991^f17 or the Child Support (Voluntary Payments) Regulations 2000^f18.