Regulation 114 Surviving scheme partnerF1

(1)

A person (P) is the scheme partner of a member if –

(a)

the member and P are living together as if they are husband and wife or civil partners,

(b)

the member and P are not prevented from marrying or entering a civil partnership,

(c)

the member and P are financially interdependent or P is financially dependent on the member, and

(d)

neither the member or P is living with a third person as if they are husband and wife or civil partners.

(2)

A person is a surviving scheme partner of a member if the Secretary of State is satisfied that for a continuous period of at least two years, ending with the member’s death, the person was the scheme partner of that member.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 114 substituted (with effect from 1.4.2015 of the amending S.I.) by The National Health Service Pension Schemes, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/418), reg. 1(2)(5), 87