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

Early retirement on ill-health (deferred members) N.I.

93.—(1) A deferred member (DM) is entitled to immediate payment of a pension if—

(a) DM is not in HSC employment;

(b) DM has not attained normal pension age;

(c) the scheme manager is satisfied that DM suffers from physical or mental infirmity as a result of which DM is permanently incapable of engaging in regular employment of like duration; and

(d) DM claims payment of the pension.

(2) DM is entitled to immediate payment of a pension if—

(a) DM is in HSC employment;

(b) DM has not attained normal pension age;

(c) the scheme manager is satisfied that DM—

(i) is not within paragraph (1)(b); but

(ii) suffers from physical or mental infirmity as a result of which DM is permanently incapable of discharging the duties of DM's employment efficiently; and

(d) DM has left the employment and claims payment of the pension.

(3) The amount of a pension payable under this regulation is found by applying regulation 91(1) as if—

(a) a reference to M is a reference to DM; and

(b) the pension under this regulation is a Tier 1 IHP.

(4) Regulation 90 applies for the purposes of this regulation as if—

(a) a reference to M is a reference to DM; and

(b) a reference to regular employment of like duration is a reference to such employment for the purposes of paragraph (1)(c).