# The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2008, Regulation 3.E.2: Meaning of “surviving nominated partner”

Extent: E+W

In this Part, a person (P) is a “surviving scheme partner” if the Secretary of State is satisfied that for a continuous period of at least two years, ending with the member’s death—
(a) the member and P were living together as if they were husband and wife or civil partners,
(b) the member and P were not prevented from marrying or entering into a civil partnership,
(c) the member and P were financially interdependent or P was financially dependent on the member, and
(d) neither the member nor P were living with a third person as if they were husband and wife or as if they were civil partners.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/653/regulation/3.E.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-2008/regulation-3.E.2
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