PART 5Member's benefits
CHAPTER 5Ill-Health pension
Renewed entitlement to Tier 2 IHP95
1
This regulation applies to a member (M) who—
a
has not attained normal pension age; and
b
has ceased to be entitled to a Tier 2 IHP by virtue of regulation 94(4).
2
M may apply to the scheme manager under this regulation to become entitled to a Tier 2 IHP if—
a
M is in further HSC employment and ceases to be employed at all during the initial period; or
b
M is in further employment that is not HSC employment and ceases to be employed in that further employment within a period of one year beginning with the day on which the further employment ceased to be an excluded employment.
3
An application to which paragraph (2)(a) applies must—
a
state that M has ceased to be employed at all;
b
be made within the initial period;
c
be in writing and be accompanied by evidence from a registered medical practitioner that M has the physical or mental infirmity mentioned in regulation 89(3)(b).
4
An application to which paragraph (2)(b) applies must—
a
state that M has ceased to be employed at all;
b
be made within the period of one year beginning with the day on which the employment ceased to be an excluded employment;
c
be in writing and be accompanied by evidence from a registered medical practitioner that M has the physical or mental infirmity mentioned in regulation 89(3)(b).
5
If the scheme manager is satisfied that M has the physical or mental infirmity mentioned in regulation 89(3)(b), from the day following that on which M's last employment ceased—
a
M ceases to be treated as entitled to the Tier 1 IHP; and
b
M becomes entitled to a Tier 2 IHP in respect of the earlier service.
6
Expressions used in this regulation and in regulation 94 have the same meaning as in that regulation.