Paragraph 54 Payment of benefits

after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A)

Where the application for payment is made on the basis that the person is entitled to retirement benefits under regulation E4(3) or (4)(incapacity), the application shall—

(a)

where the person falls within regulation E4(4)(c)(i)(aa) or (bb), be signed by, or on behalf of, the person’s employer, and

(b)

shall be accompanied by all medical evidence necessary to determine whether the person falls within regulation E4(3) or (4) and, where applicable, that the person’s ability to carry out any work is impaired by more than 90% and is likely permanently to be so.”.

In paragraph (3) after “any relevant information” insert “(including medical evidence such as is mentioned in paragraph (2A))”.