Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000

Referral of disagreement to the Committee

J8.—(1) An application to the Committee to reconsider a disagreement in respect of which a decision referred to in regulation J6 has been made may be made by the complainant or a representative nominated by him within six months from the date of the notice of the decision and shall set out particulars of the grounds on which the application is made.

(2) The particulars shall include—

(a) where the application is made by or on behalf of the complainant, the matters referred to in regulation J6(5);

(b) a copy of the notice of the decision made under regulation J7;

(c) a statement of the reasons why the complainant is dissatisfied with the decision made under regulation J7; and

(d) a statement that the complainant wishes the disagreement to be reconsidered by the Committee.

(3) An application may also be made by a complainant or a representative appointed by him to the Committee to consider a disagreement and to make a decision where an application has been made to an appointed person under regulation J6 and that person has failed to issue—

(a) a written notice of a decision or an interim reply within three months from the date on which the application was made; or

(b) where an interim reply has been sent, a written notice of decision within one month from the expected date for issuing the decision stated in that reply.

(4) An application made under paragraph (3) shall set out particulars of the grounds on which the application is made which shall include—

(a) the matters referred to in regulation J6(5); and

(b) a statement that the complainant wishes the disagreement to be considered by the Committee.

(5) An application made under this regulation shall be signed by or on behalf of the complainant as appropriate.