# The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 1997, 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.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/578/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-amendment-regulations-1997/regulation-2
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