Amendment of regulation 10131

For regulation 101 (Meaning of “surviving nominated partner”), substitute—

Meaning of “surviving partner”101

1

A person (P) is a surviving partner of a deceased member of this scheme if P satisfies the scheme manager that immediately before the member’s death—

a

P and the member were cohabiting as partners in an exclusive, committed long-term relationship;

b

P and the member were not prevented from entering into a marriage or a civil partnership; and

c

either P was financially dependent on the member, or P and the member were financially interdependent.