# The Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Section 91: Surviving adults


In these Regulations—
“surviving adult”, in relation to a deceased member of this scheme, means the member's surviving spouse, surviving civil partner or surviving nominated partner;
“surviving civil partner”, in relation to a deceased member of this scheme, means a person who was in a civil partnership with the member as at the date of the member's death; and
“surviving spouse”, in relation to a deceased member of this scheme, means a person who was married to the member as at the date of the member's death.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/76/section/91 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/section-91
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