C1C2Schedule 1Medical decisions: appeals and reconsideration

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C1C2Referral to an appointed medical practitioner5

1

If a final decision is referred to a medical authority for reconsideration under paragraph 3 and the medical authority is unable or unwilling to act, the final decision may be referred to an appointed medical practitioner.

2

The decision of an appointed medical practitioner has effect as if it were that of the medical authority who gave the final decision.

3

In this paragraph, “appointed medical practitioner” means a duly qualified medical practitioner or a number of duly qualified medical practitioners—

a

agreed by the member of the police service and the police pension authority; or

b

appointed by the appeal tribunal.