PART IIPRIMARY PROVISIONS
CHAPTER IVBENEFITS
Retirement benefits
Ill-health26.
(1)
Where a member leaves a local government employment by reason of being permanently incapable of discharging efficiently the duties of that employment because of ill-health or infirmity of mind or body, he is entitled to an ill-health pension and grant (but see paragraph (3)).
(2)
The pension and grant are payable immediately.
(3)
A member–
(a)
whose total membership is at least one year, but less than two years; and
(b)
to whom no transfer value is credited,
is entitled to an ill-health grant (but not a pension), unless paragraph (4) applies to him.
(4)
This paragraph applies to a member if–
(a)
he is entitled to any payment out of the appropriate fund (other than an injury allowance under regulation 7 of the Benefits Regulations or return of contributions);
(b)
(c)
he would receive at least as much as the grant if his contributions were returned to him.