PART 5Member's benefits
CHAPTER 5Ill-Health pension
Early retirement on ill-health (deferred members)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).