Regulation 37 Early payment of retirement pension on ill-health grounds: deferred members
Where a deferred member who has qualifying service for a period of two years or more, because of ill-health or infirmity of mind or body—
becomes permanently incapable of discharging efficiently the duties of the employment that the member was engaged in at the date the member became a deferred member; and
has a reduced likelihood of being capable of undertaking any gainful employment before reaching normal pension age,
may make a written request to the Committee to receive payment of a retirement pension immediately, whatever the member's age.
In order to consider a request under paragraph (1), the Committee shall obtain a certificate, in accordance with regulation 38 (role of the IRMP), from an IRMP qualified in occupational health medicine who is appointed by the Committee.