The Firefighters' Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Early payment of retirement pension to deferred memberN.I.

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75.  A deferred member who has not reached deferred pension age is entitled to immediate payment of a retirement pension calculated under regulation 69 (annual rate of retirement pension (deferred members)) if the following conditions are satisfied—

(a)the member has given written notice requesting payment of the pension before deferred pension age to the scheme manager;

(b)in the opinion of the IQMP the member is incapable of undertaking regular employment because of infirmity of mind or body and this incapacity will continue until deferred pension age; and

(c)the scheme manager has determined that the member is entitled to the early payment of the pension.