Regulation 61 Interpretation of Chapter 1I1

In this Chapter—

• “alternative scheme”, in relation to a remedy member means, where the member’s eligibility for ill-health retirement benefits was assessed under—

  1. (a)

     the member’s legacy scheme, the reformed scheme;

  2. (b)

     the reformed scheme, the member’s legacy scheme;

• “ill-health retirement benefits”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to the legacy scheme, has the meaning given in Schedule 1 to the 2010 Regulations;

  2. (b)

     in relation to the reformed scheme, has the meaning given in regulation 3 of the 2014 Regulations;

• “ill-health retirement criteria” means the criteria contained in a teacher pension scheme by which it is determined whether a person is eligible for ill-health retirement benefits under that scheme.

For the purposes of this Chapter, an application for ill-health retirement benefits is “finally determined” in relation to a teacher pension scheme when—