# The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 1995, Paragraph 16: Medical determinations


The Secretary of State may make arrangements for the Secretary of State’s functions under this Schedule in relation to a decision whether a person is—
(a) permanently incapable of regular employment because of physical or mental infirmity for the purpose of paragraph 3B;
(b) expected to live for less than one year for the purposes of the lump sum rule referred to in paragraph 4,
to be discharged by—
(i) a registered medical practitioner (whether practising on his own or as part of a group); or
(ii) a body corporate or unincorporate employing such practitioners (whether under a contract of service or for services),
approved by the Secretary of State to act on the Secretary of State’s behalf.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/300/schedule/2A/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-1995/schedule-2A/paragraph-16
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