{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-and-benefits-northern-ireland-act-1992/schedule-5/paragraph-6A",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1992/7",
  "legislation_title": "Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-and-benefits-northern-ireland-act-1992",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/6A",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6A",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies where W (referred to in paragraph 5 above) is—\n(a) a woman who does not fall within paragraph 7(3) below and whose deceased spouse was a woman,\n(b) a man whose deceased spouse was a man, or\n(c) a surviving civil partner.\n(2) The amounts referred to in paragraph 5(2)(c) above are the following—\n(a) one-half of the increase mentioned in paragraph 5(1)(b) above, so far as attributable to employment before 6th April 1988,\n(b) one-half of the appropriate amount ... , and\n(c) one-half of any increase to which the deceased spouse or civil partner had been entitled under paragraph 5 above.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 5 para. 6A inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Pensions and Benefit Payments) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/434), art. 1(3), Sch. para. 6(h)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 5 para. 6A omitted (7.6.2012 for specified purposes) by virtue of Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012 (c. 3), ss. 3(5), 34(3) (with s. 3(7)); S.R. 2012/233, art. 2(2)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5 para. 6A(1) substituted (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 66(18)(e) (with regs. 6-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5 para. 6A(2)(b) omitted (with effect in accordance with s. 5(3)-(5) of the amending Act) by virtue of Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1), Sch. 1 para. 20"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5 para. 6A(2)(c) inserted (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 66(18)(f) (with regs. 6-9)"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/7/schedule/5/paragraph/6A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:36:23.179265+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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