# The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022, Paragraph 2

Extent: N.I.

(1) Part 8 (Determination of questions and appeals) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 46 (Determination and decisions of the Board)—
(a) in paragraph (2)(d) for “has become incapable” substitute “is capable”;
(b) in paragraph (2) for “at least one qualified medical practitioner” substitute “an independent qualified medical practitioner”;
(c) in paragraph (3) omit “or practitioners”.
(3) For article 48 (Appeals on other issues) substitute—
“Appeals on other issues
48. Where a person makes a formal complaint to the Board which does not involve an issue of a medical nature, the Board shall deal with the complaint under the arrangements implemented by it pursuant to the requirements of article 50 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (requirement for dispute resolution arrangements) and the Occupational Pension Schemes (Internal Dispute Resolution Procedures) (Consequential and Miscellaneous amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2022/155/schedule/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-schemes-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2022/schedule-2/paragraph-2
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