Regulation 92 Entitlement to payment of ill-health pensionI1

Scotland

(1)

An active member of this scheme who has not reached normal pension age under this scheme is entitled to payment for life of an ill-health pension under this Chapter if the conditions in paragraph (2) are met.

(2)

The conditions are—

(a)

the employer requires the member to retire on a date determined by the employer under Part 6;

(b)

the member has at least 2 years’ qualifying service or is permanently medically unfit as the result of an injury received without the member’s default in the execution of duty; and

(c)

the member is eligible under this scheme for payment of ill-health benefits.

(3)

An ill-health pension under this Chapter is payable as follows—

(a)

if the member meets the lower tier threshold, a lower tier ill-health pension is payable;

(b)

if the member meets the upper tier threshold—

(i)

a lower tier ill-health pension is payable; and

(ii)

an enhanced upper tier ill-health pension is payable.

(4)

A retirement added pension of any description is payable with a lower tier ill-health pension if the retirement account specifies an amount of retirement added pension of that description.

(5)

For a transition member with continuity of service, a transition member’s ill-health pension is payable under paragraph 23 of Schedule 4.

(6)

For a pensioner member who becomes entitled to an enhanced upper tier ill-health pension under regulation 102 or 103, an ill-health pension is payable in accordance with that regulation.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 92 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1