PART 2Interpretation
Meaning of “partner”10.
(1)
A person is a “partner” of another person if—
(a)
the person is—
(i)
married to, or the civil partner of, the other person, and
(ii)
a member of the same household as the other person, or
(b)
the person is living together with the other person as if they were a married couple or civil partners.
(2)
Despite paragraph (1), a person is not a partner of another person if either person is—
(a)
under 16 years of age,
(b)
serving a sentence of imprisonment, or
(c)
remaining with a third person in a pre-existing relationship of a kind mentioned in paragraph (1).
F1(3)
A person is not a member of the same household as, or living together with, another person if—
(a)
the person is absent, and
(b)
the absence exceeds, or is expected to exceed, 6 months.