116.—(1) An application made by a person (P) under regulation 159 for payment of a short-service serious ill-health grant—
(a)must be accompanied by all the medical evidence necessary for the scheme manager to determine that P is entitled to the payment; and
(b)must be signed by P’s employer.
(2) The medical evidence must include a medical report containing evidence that P—
(a)meets the incapacity condition; and
(b)has a life expectancy of less than a year.
(3) An application is not to be granted unless it is made—
(a)before P leaves all eligible employment; or
(b)within 6 months after the last day of pensionable service.