{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-amendment-no-2-regulations-2001/regulation-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-amendment-no-2-regulations-2001/regulation-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3401",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-amendment-no-2-regulations-2001",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "First instance decisions",
  "text": "In regulation 97—\n(a) in paragraph (9), after “on the ground of ill-health” insert “or infirmity of mind or body”; and\n(b) after paragraph (9), insert the following new paragraph—\n“(9A) The independent registered medical practitioner must be in a position to certify, and must include in his certification a statement, that—\n(a) he has not previously advised, or given an opinion on, or otherwise been involved in the particular case for which the certificate has been requested; and\n(b) he is not acting, and has not at any time acted, as the representative of the member, the Scheme employer or any other party in relation to the same case.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Regulation 97 was amended by S.I. 1998/1238, regulation 28, S.I. 1999/1212, regulation 15 and S.I. 2000/3025, regulation 3 and the Schedule, paragraph 8."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3401/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:27:16.243643+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}