Commentary on Sections Schedule 29 – Minor and consequential amendments: Northern Ireland Paragraph 93 – Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c.49)
1135.Section 97E of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 makes provision in relation to the discharge of liability where pension credits or alternative benefits were secured by insurance policies or annuity contracts. Paragraph 93 amends section 97E to provide that civil partners are treated in the same manner as spouses.