The Police (Injury Benefit) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Refusal to be medically examined

This section has no associated Executive Note

33.  If a question is referred to a medical authority under regulation 30, 31 or 32 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 such medical authority to make its decision, then–

(a)if the question arises otherwise than on an appeal to a board of medical referees, the police authority may make their determination on such evidence and medical advice as they in their discretion think necessary; or

(b)if the question arises on an appeal to a board of medical referees, the appeal shall be deemed to be withdrawn.