3.L.3.—(1) This regulation applies to a Waiting Period Joiner who—
(a)is entitled to a lower tier ill health pension under regulation E3 (early retirement on ill health grounds (post 1st April 2008)) of the 2011 Regulations in respect of service in the 1995 Section (“the earlier 1995 Section service”); and
(b)becomes entitled to a lower tier ill health pension or, as the case may be, an upper tier ill health pension under regulation 3.D.7 (active members and non-contributing members) in respect of service in this Section of the scheme (“the later 2008 Section service”).
(2) For the purposes of determining whether a Waiting Period Joiner can count 45 years of pensionable service for any purpose, the earlier 1995 Section service and the later 2008 Section service are aggregated.
(3) A Waiting Period Joiner is entitled to the benefits set out in paragraph (4) if, on the termination of the later 2008 Section service, that Joiner becomes entitled to a lower tier ill health pension or an upper tier ill health pension under regulation 3.D.7 in respect of the later 2008 Section service.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5), those benefits are—
(a)a lower tier ill health pension under regulation E3 of the 2011 Regulations in respect of the member’s earlier 1995 Section service; and
(b)a lower tier ill health pension or, as the case may be, an upper tier ill health pension in respect of the member’s later 2008 Section service.
(5) A Waiting Period Joiner is entitled to the benefits set out in paragraph (6) where that Joiner—
(a)ceases to be entitled to a lower tier ill health pension in respect of the earlier 1995 Section service;
(b)becomes entitled to an upper tier ill health pension in respect of that earlier 1995 Section service in accordance with regulation E4 (re-assessment of ill health condition) of the 2011 Regulations; and
(c)becomes entitled to a lower tier ill health pension or, as the case may be, an upper tier ill health pension in respect of the later 2008 Section service on the termination of that later service.
(6) Those benefits are—
(a)an upper tier ill health pension paid in accordance with regulation E4 of the 2011 Regulations in respect of the earlier 1995 Section service; and
(b)a lower tier ill health pension in respect of the later 2008 Section service.