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

Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 N.I.

61.—(1) In the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975(1), Article 69 is amended as follows.

F1 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) In paragraph (5ZC)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (b), after “this paragraph” insert “, but this is subject to sub-paragraph (c)”, and

(b) after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(c) applies to a widow’s or widower’s or surviving civil partner’s pension, where the pension is one to which entitlement relies on the Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019, only in respect of amounts payable on or after 13th January 2020;”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 61(2)(3) omitted (7.12.2020) by virtue of The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1143), regs. 1(2), 35(8)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 61 in force at 13.1.2020, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

S.I. 1975/1503 (N.I. 15). In Article 69, paragraphs (5ZB) and (5ZC) were inserted by section 110 of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c.13 (N.I.)).