# The Coroners (Compensation) Regulations 1965, Regulation 17: Retirement compensation payable to pensionable officer on his becoming incapacitated


(1) Where a pensionable officer to whom this Part of these Regulations applies, before attaining the age of sixty-five years, becomes incapacitated in circumstances in which if he had continued in the office he has lost he would have qualified for the grant of a pension under section 6 of the Act of 1926 he shall be entitled to claim in lieu of any compensation to which he would otherwise be entitled under these Regulations an annual sum equal to the amount of his accrued pension.
(2) On receipt of a claim under the last preceding paragraph, the compensating authority shall consider forthwith whether the claimant is a person to whom that paragraph applies, and within thirteen weeks after the date of the receipt of the claim—
(a) if they are satisfied that he is not such a person, they shall notify him in writing accordingly; and
(b) if they are satisfied that he is such a person, they shall assess the amount of compensation payable to the person, and notify him in writing accordingly,
and any such notification shall, for the purposes of these Regulations, be deemed to be a notification by the authority of a decision on a claim to compensation.
(3) If a claimant wishes to receive compensation under this Regulation, he shall so inform the compensating authority in writing within one month from the receipt of a notification under the last preceding paragraph or, where the claim has been the subject of an appeal, from the decision of the tribunal thereon; and the compensation shall be payable as from the date on which the compensating authority received the claim.
(4) A compensating authority may require any person who makes a claim under paragraph (1) of this Regulation to submit himself to a medical examination by a registered medical practitioner selected by that authority, and, if they do so, they shall also offer the person an opportunity of submitting a report from his own medical adviser as a result of an examination by him, and the authority shall take that report into consideration, together with the report of the medical practitioner selected by them.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1965/576/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coroners-compensation-regulations-1965/regulation-17
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