The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Surviving nominated partner

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113.—(1) A person is a surviving nominated partner in relation to a member if—

(a)the person and the member jointly made and signed a declaration in such form as the scheme manager requires that remains effective at the member’s death; and

(b)the person satisfies the scheme manager that for a continuous period of 2 years ending with the member’s death—

(i)the person and the member were living together in an exclusive relationship as if they were spouses or civil partners,

(ii)the person and the member were not prevented from marrying or forming a civil partnership, and

(iii)the person was financially dependent on the member or the person and the member were financially interdependent.

(2) A declaration for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) ceases to have effect if—

(a)it is revoked by the member or other person by a signed notice in writing to the scheme manager in such form as the scheme manager requires or is willing to accept,

(b)the member makes a further declaration for the purposes of that paragraph, or

(c)the person or the member marries or forms a civil partnership.