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Paragraph 1 Review of injury pensionI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Where a person is in receipt of an injury pension, the Board shall consider, at such intervals as it thinks fit, whether the degree of his disablement has substantially altered; if it finds that it has, the pension shall be reassessed accordingly.

(2)

Where the Board, on consideration under paragraph (1), find that his disability has ceased, the injury pension shall be terminated with immediate effect.

(3)

This rule ceases to have effect with respect to a particular injury pension if, at any time after the expiration of 5 years from the time when it first became payable, the Board so resolves.

Annotations

Commencement

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Annex Scheme Pt. 9 rule 1 in operation at 2.4.2007 with effect in accordance with art. 1(1)