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Refusal of applications for pensions, etc., in case of failure of applicants to, attend before the Army Pensions Board.
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12.—(1) Where an applicant for a pension allowance, or gratuity is summoned by the Board to attend for medical examination and fails or refuses to do so, the Board shall inform the Minister accordingly, and thereupon the following provisions shall have effect:—
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(a) the Minister may refuse such application;
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(b) where the Minister decides not to refuse the application, the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—
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(i) the Minister shall inform the Board of his decision
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(ii) the Board shall, not later than three months after being so informed, again summon the applicant to attend for medical examination,
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(iii) if the applicant fails or refuses to attend in pursuance of such summons, the Board shall inform the Minister accordingly and thereupon the Minister shall refuse the application;
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(c) where the Minister refuses the application, the applicant shall not be entitled to renew his application nor shall an award of any pension, allowance, or gratuity be made to the applicant.
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(2) This section applies to all applications under the Acts which are pending on the date of the passing of this Act and to all applications under the Acts made on or after the said date.
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(3) In this section—
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the expression “the Board” means the Army Pensions Board; the expression “pension, allowance or gratuity” means a pension, allowance or gratuity under the Acts.
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