# The Police Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2003, Paragraph 1


(1) After regulation A12(1) (disablement) insert—
“(1A) For the purposes of deciding if a person’s disablement is likely to be permanent, that person shall be assumed to receive normal appropriate medical treatment for his disablement, and in this paragraph “appropriate medical treatment” shall not include medical treatment that it is reasonable in the opinion of the police authority for that person to refuse.”.
(2) In regulation A12(2) for the words “a male or female member of the force, as the case may be,” substitute “a member of the force”.
(3) In regulation A12 after paragraph (4) insert—
“(5) In this regulation, “infirmity” means a disease, injury or medical condition, and includes a mental disorder, injury or condition.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/535/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-amendment-no-2-regulations-2003/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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