SCHEDULE 1Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme

Part IIll-health

Ordinary ill-health pension

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An individual is entitled to an ordinary ill-health pension if the Fund trustees are satisfied that the following conditions are met—

Condition 1

The individual resigns as or otherwise stops being an MSP or, as the case may be, the holder of a pensionable office as a direct consequence of a health condition.

Condition 2

At that time, the individual would be entitled to a scheme pension but for the fact that the individual is not yet 65 years old.

Condition 3

The individual applies to the Fund trustees for an ordinary ill-health pension.

Condition 4

The health condition—

  1. a

    prevents the individual from adequately performing the duties of an MSP or, as the case may be, the holder of a pensionable office, but

  2. b

    does not prevent the individual from doing other gainful work.

Condition 5

The health condition is expected to be permanent and to continue to prevent the individual from adequately performing the duties mentioned in condition 4(a).

Condition 6

The application is accompanied by evidence that a doctor is satisfied that conditions 4(a) and 5 are met.