The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 No. 1514

PART 6 U.K. Amendments: Pensions and Social Security: Primary Legislation

Judicial Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 1951 N.I.

54.—(1) The Judicial Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 1951(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 7(2) (widows’, widowers’ and surviving civil partners’ pensions), after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) A surviving civil partner’s pension may not be granted in respect of a person’s service if—

(a) the person retired from relevant service before 13th January 2020, and

(b) power to grant the pension relies on the Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 54 in force at 13.1.2020, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

1951 c.20 (N.I.).

(2)

Section 7 was substituted by S.I. 1991/2631 (N.I. 24) and amended by S.I. 2005/3325.