Review of ill-health and certain deferred pensionsN.I.
80.—(1) So long as a person—
(a)has been in receipt of an ill-health pension for less than 10 years; and
(b)is under the age of 60,
the Board shall consider, at such intervals as it thinks proper, whether he has become capable of carrying out any duty appropriate to the role from which he retired on grounds of ill-health.
(2) So long as a person—
(a)has been in receipt of a higher tier ill-health pension for less than 10 years; and
(b)is under the age of 60,
the Board shall also consider, at such intervals as it thinks proper, whether he has become capable of undertaking regular employment.
(3) So long as a person—
(a)is in receipt of payments in respect of a deferred pension under article 16; and
(b)is under the age of 60,
the Board shall also consider, at such intervals as it thinks proper, whether he has become capable—
(i)of carrying out any duty appropriate to the role from which he retired on grounds of ill-health; or
(ii)of undertaking regular employment.
(c)In this Part, “regular employment” means employment for at least 30 hours a week on average over a period of 12 consecutive months beginning with the date on which the issue of his capacity for undertaking employment arises.
Commencement Information
I1ANNEX Scheme Pt. L art. 80 in operation at 1.4.2006, see art. 1(2)