20. For regulation 101 (meaning of “surviving nominated partner”), substitute—
101.—(1) A person (P) is a surviving partner of a deceased member of this scheme if P satisfies the scheme manager that immediately before the member’s death—
(a)P and the member were cohabiting as partners in an exclusive, committed long-term relationship;
(b)P and the member were not prevented from entering into a marriage or a civil partnership; and
(c)either P was financially dependent on the member, or P and the member were financially interdependent.”.