{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-117",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-117.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/117",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "117",
  "heading": "Decision of scheme manager void if appeal against decision of selected medical practitioner is successful",
  "text": "(1) A decision of the scheme manager under this Chapter is void if—\n(a) the selected medical practitioner decides that —\n(i) the member is permanently medically unfit for performing the ordinary duties of a member of the police service; or\n(ii) the member is permanently medically unfit for engaging in any regular employment; .\n(iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) the member appeals under Schedule 1 against the decision of the selected medical practitioner; and\n(c) the IMR decides that the member is not so permanently medically unfit.\n(2) A decision of the scheme manager under this Chapter is void if —\n(a) the selected medical practitioner decides that—\n(i) the member is not permanently medically unfit for performing the ordinary duties of a member of the police service; or\n(ii) the member is not permanently medically unfit for engaging in any regular employment;\n(b) the member appeals under Schedule 1 against the decision of the selected medical practitioner; and\n(c) the IMR decides that the member is so permanently medically unfit.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "reg. 117renumbered (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, 32(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in reg. 117(a)(i) inserted (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, 32(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Reg. 117(a)(ii) 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, 32(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Reg. 117(a)(iii) omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(c) of the amending Rule) by virtue of The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/38), regs. 2, 32(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Reg. 117(c) 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, 32(6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Reg. 117(2) inserted (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, 32(7)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/113/regulation/117",
    "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."
}