{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-108",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-108.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2015/113",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "regulation/108",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "108",
  "heading": "Review of lower tier ill-health pension",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies in relation to a person (P) who—\n(a) is receiving payment of a lower tier ill-health pension but not an enhanced upper tier ill-health pension; and\n(b) has not reached normal pension age under this scheme.\n(2) The scheme manager may periodically review whether P's medical unfitness has ceased or significantly worsened.\n(3) A periodic review under paragraph (2) may be carried out at any time the scheme manager in its discretion determines .\n(4) The scheme manager must carry out a review as to whether P's medical unfitness has ceased or significantly worsened if the scheme manager is notified that P's medical unfitness has worsened.\n(5) In carrying out a review under paragraph (2) or (4) the scheme manager must refer the questions in regulation 115(2) (referral of medical questions for purpose of a review) to a selected medical practitioner for decision.\n(6) In this regulation, medical unfitness means inability occasioned by infirmity of mind or body to perform the ordinary duties of a member of the police service.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 108(3) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(c) of the amending Rule) by The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/38), regs. 2, 29"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/113/regulation/108",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:03:04.118896+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."
}