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The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

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Early payment of retirement pension on ill-health grounds: deferred members

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37.—(1) Where a deferred member who has qualifying service for a period of two years or more, because of ill-health or infirmity of mind or body—

(a)becomes permanently incapable of discharging efficiently the duties of the employment that the member was engaged in at the date the member became a deferred member; and

(b)has a reduced likelihood of being capable of undertaking any gainful employment before reaching normal pension age,

may make a written request to the Committee to receive payment of a retirement pension immediately, whatever the member’s age.

(2) In order to consider a request under paragraph (1), the Committee shall obtain a certificate, in accordance with regulation 38 (role of the IRMP), from an IRMP qualified in occupational health medicine who is appointed by the Committee.

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