{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-pensions-amendment-regulations-2009/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-pensions-amendment-regulations-2009/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/1920",
  "legislation_title": "The Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-pensions-amendment-regulations-2009",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Additional provisions relating to ill-health pensions",
  "text": "For regulation J5 of the Principal Regulations substitute—\n“Additional provisions relating to ill-health pensions\nJ5. (1) In connection with an application made by a person (“A”) under this Part, the Trustees must consider—\n(a) evidence from a registered medical practitioner that, because of physical or mental impairment—\n(i) A is incapable of carrying on A’s occupation; or\n(ii) A is incapable of performing any gainful work,\nand that A’s incapacity is likely to be permanent; and\n(b) such other evidence as the Trustees consider appropriate.\n(2) The Trustees may require A to undergo a medical examination by a registered medical practitioner nominated by them.\n(3) Where the Trustees require A to undergo a medical examination, the Trustees may—\n(a) determine whether the fees for that examination must be paid by A or by the Trustees; and\n(b) refuse an application if the applicant refuses to undergo the medical examination.\n(4) For the purposes of an application under this Part, the Trustees and the registered medical practitioner, when considering A’s degree of incapacity, may take into account—\n(a) the duties of a Member of Parliament as specified by the Trustees; and\n(b) where A is a participating Member, the location of A’s constituency.\n(5) In considering whether A is incapable of carrying on A’s occupation or of performing any gainful work, the Trustees may take account of the views of any registered medical practitioner nominated by them as to the impact of any medical treatment that A could undergo.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Regulation J5 was amended by regulation 10(3) of S.I. 2006/920."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1920/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:08:26.934755+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}