# THE POLICE PENSION (NORTHERN IRELAND) REGULATIONS 2009, Paragraph 8


After regulation 18 (compulsory retirement on the grounds of disablement) insert—
“18A. (1) The Chief Constable may require a part-time reserve officer to retire on the date on which, having considered all the relevant circumstances, advice and information available to him, he determines that he ought to retire on the grounds that he is permanently disabled for the performance of the ordinary duties of a member of the police service.
(2) A retirement under paragraph (1) shall be void if, after that date, on an appeal against the medical opinion on which the Chief Constable acted in determining that he ought to retire, the independent medical referee decides that the appellant is not permanently so disabled.
(3) This paragraph applies to a part-time reserve officer who is permanently disabled for the performance of the ordinary duties of a member of the police service but who, in accordance with a determination of the Chief Constable in the circumstances of his case, continues to serve as such.
(4) In respect of a part-time reserve officer to whom paragraph (3) applies, the Chief Constable may consider, at such times as he may in his discretion determine, whether the disablement has ceased, significantly worsened or significantly improved.
(5) If on any such consideration the Chief Constable, having considered all the relevant circumstances, advice and information available to him, determines that the part-time reserve officer ought to retire on the ground that he is permanently disabled for the performance of the ordinary duties of a member of the police service he shall require him to retire under paragraph (1) (subject to paragraph (2)).”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/79/schedule/4A/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-pension-northern-ireland-regulations-2009/schedule-4A/paragraph-8
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