SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5Pension compensation payable on discharge of pension compensation credit
Part 3Transferee attains pension compensation age after transfer day
Terminal illness lump sum: determination of application
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1
The Board must determine an application for a terminal illness lump sum in accordance with this paragraph.
2
The Board must—
a
if satisfied that the conditions in paragraph 12(1) are met, grant the application;
b
in any other case (subject to sub-paragraph (3)), reject the application.
3
The Board may hold over the application for determination at a later date if it is satisfied that—
a
although the condition in paragraph 12(1)(a) is not met, the transferee suffers from a progressive disease and may become terminally ill within six months, and
b
the conditions in paragraph 12(1)(b) to (d) are met.