Regulation 81 First instance determinations: ill-healthC1

Where the Committee is considering whether a person who has ceased to hold a local government employment is entitled to a benefit under regulation 36 (early payment of retirement pension on ill-health grounds: active members) or regulation 37 (early payment of retirement pension on ill-health grounds: deferred members), it shall refer for decision to the IRMP, who is qualified in occupational health medicine and who has been appointed by the Committee under regulation 36(6) and 37(2).

The IRMP, in accordance with regulation 38 (role of the IRMP), shall supply to the Committee, when requested by the Committee, a certificate regarding its ill-health determination.