§ 11 (1) A pension sharing order is an order which—
- (a) provides that one civil partner's—
- (i) shareable rights under a specified pension arrangement, or
- (ii) shareable state scheme rights, are to be subject to pension sharing for the benefit of the other civil partner, and
- (b) specifies the percentage value to be transferred.
§ (2) Shareable rights under a pension arrangement are rights in relation to which pension sharing is available under—
- (a) Chapter 1 of Part 5 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)), or
- (b) Chapter 1 of Part 4 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30).
§ (3) Shareable state scheme rights are rights in relation to which pension sharing is available under—
- (a) Chapter 2 of Part 5 of the 1999 Order, or
- (b) Chapter 2 of Part 4 of the 1999 Act.
§ (4) In this Part "pension arrangement" means—
- (a) an occupational pension scheme,
- (b) a personal pension scheme,
- (c) a retirement annuity contract,
- (d) an annuity or insurance policy purchased, or transferred, for the purpose of giving effect to rights under—
- (i) an occupational pension scheme, or
- (ii) a personal pension scheme, and
- (e) an annuity purchased, or entered into, for the purpose of discharging liability in respect of a pension credit under—
- (i) Article 26(1)(b) of the 1999 Order, or
- (ii) section 29(1)(b) of the 1999 Act.
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(5) In sub-paragraph (4)—
occupational pension scheme" has the same meaning as in the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c. 49);
personal pension scheme" has the same meaning as in the 1993 Act;
retirement annuity contract" means a contract or scheme approved under Chapter 3 of Part 14 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c.1).