# The Police Pensions (Remediable Service) Regulations 2023, Regulation 50: M’s entitlement to ill-health benefits to be treated as equivalent in M’s alternative scheme

Extent: E+W

(1) For the purposes of PSPJOA 2022 and these Regulations, M is to be treated as meeting the requirements for an equivalent ill-health award in M’s alternative scheme.
(2) No question relating to M’s entitlement to ill-health benefits that has been decided following referral to a selected medical practitioner is to be re-opened by virtue of any provision of PSPJOA 2022 or of these Regulations.
(3) In this regulation—
“equivalent ill-health award in M’s alternative scheme” means—
(a) where M is entitled to an ill-health award under regulation B3 of the 1987 Regulations, a lower tier award under the reformed scheme;
(b) where M is entitled to—
(i) a lower tier award under the 2006 scheme, a lower tier award under the reformed scheme;
(ii) an upper tier award under the 2006 scheme, an upper tier award under the reformed scheme;
(c) where M is entitled to—
(i) a lower tier award under the reformed scheme, and—
(aa) M’s legacy scheme is the 1987 scheme, an award under regulation B3 of the 1987 Regulations;
(bb) M’s legacy scheme is the 2006 scheme, a lower tier award under that scheme;
(ii) an upper tier award under the reformed scheme and M’s legacy scheme is the 2006 scheme, an upper tier award under that scheme;
“lower tier award” means, in relation to—
(a) the 2006 scheme, an award determined in accordance with regulation 29(3) of the 2006 Regulations;
(b) the reformed scheme, an ill-health pension payable under regulation 102(3)(a) of the 2015 Regulations;
“upper tier award” means, in relation to—
(a) the 2006 scheme, an award determined in accordance with regulation 29(4) of the 2006 Regulations;
(b) the reformed scheme, an ill-health pension payable under regulation 102(3)(b) of the 2015 Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/831/regulation/50 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-remediable-service-regulations-2023/regulation-50
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