# Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000, Regulation D7: Early entitlement to retirement benefits: ill-health

Extent: N.I.

(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Part, where a member—
(a) ceases to hold a local government employment by reason of being permanently incapable as defined in regulation J1(5) 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.
(2) Where the member’s total period of membership is at least 5 years, he is to be treated for the purposes of this regulation as being entitled to count as a period of membership an additional period calculated in accordance with Schedule D3.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2000/177/regulation/D7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2000/regulation-D7
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