{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-79",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-79.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/79",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "79",
  "heading": "Referral of medical questions for purpose of regulation 80",
  "text": "(1) Before considering whether a person in service as a member of the police service who falls within regulation 4(1)(a) (“the member”) should be compulsorily retired under this Part, the police pension authority must refer the following questions to a selected medical practitioner for decision—\n(a) whether the member is medically unfit for performing the ordinary duties of a member of the police service;\n(b) whether that medical unfitness is likely to be permanent;\n(c) whether the member is medically unfit for engaging in any regular employment; and\n(d) whether that medical unfitness is likely to be permanent.\n(2) The selected medical practitioner must—\n(a) examine or interview the member as the selected medical practitioner thinks appropriate;\n(b) decide the questions referred to the selected medical practitioner under paragraph (1); and\n(c) give the police pension authority and the member a report and certificate containing a decision on those questions.\n(3) Before considering whether a person in service as a member of the police service who falls within regulation 4(1)(b) or (c) (“the member”) should be compulsorily retired under this Part, the Chief Constable must refer the following questions to a selected medical practitioner for decision—\n(a) whether the member is medically unfit for performing the ordinary duties of a member of the police service;\n(b) whether that medical unfitness is likely to be permanent;\n(c) whether the member is medically unfit for engaging in any regular employment; and\n(d) whether that medical unfitness is likely to be permanent.\n(4) The selected medical practitioner must—\n(a) examine or interview the member as the selected medical practitioner thinks appropriate;\n(b) decide the questions referred to the selected medical practitioner under paragraph (1); and\n(c) give the Chief Constable and the member a report and certificate containing a decision on those questions.\n(5) That report is final, subject to—\n(a) an appeal under Schedule 1 against the decision of the selected medical practitioner; or\n(b) a referral under Schedule 1 of the decision of the selected medical practitioner for reconsideration.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 79(5) 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, 14"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/113/regulation/79",
    "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."
}