The Police Pensions (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Refusal to be medically examined

This section has no associated Executive Note

75.  If a question is referred to a medical authority under regulation 71, 72 or 73 and the person concerned wilfully or negligently fails to submit to such medical examination or to attend such interviews as the medical authority may consider necessary in order to enable the medical authority to make a decision, then–

(a)if the question arises otherwise than on an appeal under regulation 72, the police authority may make their determination on such evidence and medical advice as they in their discretion think necessary; and

(b)if the question arises on an appeal under regulation 72, the appeal shall be deemed to be withdrawn.