The National Health Service Pension Schemes, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Substitution of regulation 114

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

87.  For regulation 114 (surviving nominated partner) substitute—

Surviving scheme partner

114.(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..