3.—(1) A person is an eligible adult dependant if they are the spouse, civil partner or eligible partner of a member of the armed forces, or, where a member of the armed forces has died, they are the surviving spouse, surviving civil partner or surviving eligible partner of the deceased and in this paragraph “eligible partner” and “surviving eligible partner” have the meaning set out in paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) A person is a surviving eligible partner of a member of the armed forces if the Secretary of State is satisfied that the person is a surviving eligible partner for the purposes of either the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 1975 or the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2005.
(3) A person is an eligible partner of a member of the armed forces if the Secretary of State is satisfied that if the member of the armed forces had died the person would be a surviving eligible partner for the purposes of either the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 1975 or the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2005.