The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019

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.)).