SCHEDULE 11 Pension Sharing: Amendments

SCHEDULE 11 Pension Sharing: Amendments

Section 15

Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 (c 37)

1

In section 27 of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 (interpretation), in subsection (1), in the definition of “relevant state scheme rightsâ€â€”

(a)     before paragraph (a) insert—

(za)     “shareable new state scheme rights, within the meaning given by section 47(3) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 or corresponding Northern Ireland legislation;â€;

(b)     in paragraph (b) after “55A†insert “or 55AAâ€.

Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c 4)

2

The Contributions and Benefits Act is amended as follows.

3

In section 21 (contribution conditions), in subsection (1), after “section 55A†insert “or 55AAâ€.

4

In section 43 (persons entitled to more than one retirement pension), in subsection (6), after “section 55A†insert “or 55AAâ€.

5

(1)     Section 55A (shared additional pension) is amended as follows.

(2)     For subsection (1) substitute—

“(1)     A person is entitled to a shared additional pension under this section if—

(a)     the person attained pensionable age before 6 April 2016, and

(b)     the person is entitled to an old state scheme pension credit.â€

(3)     In subsections (2) and

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