(1) A benefit payable pursuant to an order made under section 121(2), or a contingent benefit payable pursuant to an order made under section 121(5), is payable out of the resources of the scheme and, unless the order or relevant guidelines provide otherwise, in accordance with the rules of the scheme and those guidelines.

(2) The amount of retirement benefit payable to the member civil partner, or the amount of contingent benefit payable to or in respect of the member civil partner, in accordance with the rules of the relevant scheme shall be reduced by the designated benefit or contingent benefit payable pursuant to an order made under section 121(2) or (5), as the case may be, to the other civil partner or other person concerned.