{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-99",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-99.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/99",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "99",
  "heading": "Payment thresholds",
  "text": "(1) A member of this scheme meets the lower tier threshold for payment of an ill-health pension (“lower tier threshold”) under this Chapter if the selected medical practitioner gives a report and certificate under Part 6 containing the decision that—\n(a) the member is permanently medically unfit for performing the ordinary duties of a member of the police service; but\n(b) the member is not permanently medically unfit for engaging in any regular employment.\n(2) A member of this scheme meets the upper tier threshold for payment of an ill-health pension (“upper tier threshold”) under this Chapter if the selected medical practitioner gives a report under Part 6 containing the decision that the member is permanently medically unfit for engaging in any regular employment.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 99(1) 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, 22(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 99(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, 22(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/113/regulation/99",
    "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."
}