1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Civil Partnership (Pensions and Benefit Payments) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005.
(2) In this Order—
(a)paragraph 4 of Part 1 of the Schedule shall come into force, for the purposes only of making regulations under section 62 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1);
(b)paragraph 5(6) and (12) of Part 1 of the Schedule shall come into force, for the purposes only of making regulations under paragraphs 3C and 7B of Schedule 5 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2); and
(c)paragraph 26 of Part 5 of the Schedule shall come into force, for the purposes only of making regulations under section 52(2) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999(3),
on the day following that on which this Order is made.
(3) Subject to paragraph (2), this Order shall come into force on 5th December 2005.
(4) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland except paragraph 27(c) of Part 6 of the Schedule and Article 2 in so far as it relates to that paragraph, which extend to Northern Ireland.
2. The Schedule, which contains amendments of provisions of Acts relating to pensions and benefit payments, extending those provisions to civil partners and surviving civil partners, shall have effect.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Stephen C. Timms
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
25th July 2005