Article 48 Time for making a claim - exceptional circumstances

(1)

Article 47 does not apply where—

(a)

a claim for injury benefit is made by a former member for a late onset illness and the illness has been diagnosed by an accredited medical specialist;

(b)

the death of a former member—

(i)

is caused by a late onset illness; or

(ii)

occurs in circumstances specified in article 10(3)(c)(ii).

(2)

Where paragraph (1) applies, the time specified for making a claim is 3 years beginning with the day the late onset illness was first diagnosed, or the date of death, as the case may be.