Regulation 2 Early entitlement to retirement benefits: ill-health

Regulation D7 of the principal Regulations is amended by substituting for regulation D7(1) the following—

“(1)

Subject to the following provisions of this Part, where a member—

(a)

ceases on or after 28th March 1997 to hold a local government employment by reason of being permanently incapable of discharging efficiently the duties of that employment by reason of ill-health or infirmity of mind or body, and

(b)

has a statutory pension entitlement,

he is entitled—

(i)

to a standard retirement pension, and

(ii)

to a standard retirement grant,

which are payable immediately on his ceasing to hold that employment.”.