For regulation 135 substitute—

“Surviving qualifying partner135.

(1)

For the purposes of a survivor’s pension, a member’s partner (P) is a “surviving qualifying partner” if the conditions in paragraph (2) are satisfied for a continuous period of at least 2 years ending on the member’s death.

(2)

The conditions are—

(a)

the member is able to marry or form a civil partnership with P;

(b)

the member and P live with each other as if they were a married couple or civil partners;

(c)

neither the member nor P lives with a third person as if they were a married couple or civil partners; and

(d)

the member and P are financially interdependent or P is financially dependent on the member.”.