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16A.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a person is a survivor of a qualifying member who has died where that person is the qualifying member’s widow, widower or surviving civil partner.
(2) Where the conditions in paragraph (4) are satisfied—
(a)the qualifying member’s surviving partner is a survivor of that qualifying member; and
(b)where the qualifying member leaves a widow, widower or surviving civil partner, that widow, widower or surviving civil partner is not a survivor of that qualifying member.
(3) Where a person is regarded as a qualifying member by virtue of regulation 15(5) that person is not a survivor of the former member referred to in regulation 15(5)(b).
(4) The conditions for the purposes of paragraph (2) are that—
(a)immediately before the qualifying member’s death, the qualifying member had a partner (“the surviving partner”);
(b)the rules of the qualifying pension scheme include provision (whether discretionary or otherwise) to pay a survivor’s pension to a partner of the qualifying member;
(c)the scheme manager is satisfied that the surviving partner was living with the qualifying member immediately before the qualifying member’s death; and
(d)either—
(i)the qualifying member provided the scheme manager with a signed written notice nominating the surviving partner as that member’s survivor;
(ii)the qualifying member provided the trustees or managers of the qualifying pension scheme with a valid nomination in accordance with the rules of the qualifying pension scheme to pay a survivor’s pension to the surviving partner; or
(iii)where the qualifying member did not leave a widow, widower or surviving civil partner, the scheme manager is satisfied that the qualifying member and the surviving partner were financially interdependent or the surviving partner was financially dependent on the qualifying member.
(5) For the purposes of enabling the scheme manager to be satisfied or not satisfied that the conditions in paragraphs (4)(c) and (d)(ii) or (iii) are met, the surviving partner must provide evidence that those conditions are met to the scheme manager.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 16A - Reg. 16B inserted (10.7.2009) by The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1851), regs. 1, 11 (with reg. 37)
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