PART 3BENEFITS FOR PRACTITIONERS ETC.
CHAPTER 9MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Claims
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1
A person claiming to be entitled to benefits under this Part (“the claimant”) shall make a claim in writing to the Department.
2
Pursuant to such a claim, the claimant, and where appropriate, the member’s employing authority (including any previous employing authority of the member) shall provide such—
a
evidence of entitlement;
b
information required in order to deal with the claim; and
c
authority or permission as may be necessary for the release by third parties of information in their possession relating to the claimant or member,
as the Department may from time to time require for the purposes of this Part.
3
A claim referred to in paragraph (1) may be made by a person or persons other than the claimant where the Department so provides.
4
Any claim for benefit required in writing under this Part, and any evidence, information, authority or permission given in connection with that claim, may be made or given by means of an electronic communication where such method of communication is approved by the Department from time to time.
5
In this regulation, “electronic communication” has the same meaning as in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000.
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1
The Department may specify a date by which a person who is in receipt of a benefit under this Section of the Scheme is to provide the Department with all or any of the following material—
a
evidence of the person’s identity;
b
the person’s contact details;
c
evidence of the person’s continuing entitlement to the benefit.
2
Where a person fails to provide the material referred to in paragraph (1) in accordance with that paragraph the Department may withhold all, or any part of, any benefit payable to that person.