The Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Meaning of “surviving nominated partner”

92.—(1) A person (P) is a surviving nominated partner of a deceased member of this scheme if—

(a) the member nominated P to receive a pension on the member’s death;

(b) the nomination is made by a written declaration signed by both the member and P in a form required by the scheme manager; and

(c) P satisfies the scheme manager that immediately before the member’s death—

(i) P and the member were cohabiting as partners in an exclusive, committed long-term relationship;

(ii) P and the member were not prevented from entering into a marriage or a civil partnership; and

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

(2) The member or P may revoke a declaration under paragraph (1)(b) at any time by notice to the scheme manager in a form required by the scheme manager.