Section 12 of the Family Law Act, 1995 and section 17 of the Family Law (Divorce) Act, 1996 provide that the court may make a pension adjustment order on or following the grant of a decree of judicial separation or a decree of divorce. Section 5 (4) of the Pensions Act, 1990 (as amended by the Pensions (Amendment) Act, 1996 and the Family Law (Divorce) Act, 1996) provides for Regulations to be made specifying guidelines for the purpose of section 12 of the Act of 1995 and section 17 of the Act of 1996. In accordance with the provisions of section 5 (4) these Regulations provide, inter alia, for the manner in which a contingent benefit, a designated benefit, a residual benefit or a transfer amount payable on foot of a pension adjustment order are to be calculated together with the manner of calculating the actuarial value referred to in section 12 (10) of the Act of 1995 and section 17 (10) of the Act of 1996 and the amounts referred to in section 12 (25) of the Act of 1995 and section
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