HL Deb 17 May 2004 vol 661 cc276-7GC

19 (1) The matters to which the court is to have regard under paragraph 16(2)(a) include any pension benefits under a pension arrangement or by way of pension which a civil partner has or is likely to have; and, accordingly, in relation to any pension benefits paragraph 16(2)(a)(ii) has effect as if "in the foreseeable future" were omitted.

(2) The matters to which the court is to have regard under paragraph 16(2)(h) include any pension benefits which, because of the making of a dissolution or nullity order, a civil partner will lose the chance of acquiring.

(3) "Pension benefits" means—

  1. (a) benefits under a pension arrangement, or
  2. (b) benefits by way of pension (whether under a pension arrangement or not).