27Invalidity benefits for person classified as Class A

27 Invalidity benefits for person classified as Class A

(1) Where a person who is entitled to invalidity benefits is classified as Class A: (a) subject to Part 10, his or her member benefit is payable to him or her as a lump sum, in accordance with Part 11; and (b) subject to Parts 10 and 10A, his or her employer benefit is converted into a pension payable to him or her. (2) A person who is entitled to be paid a member benefit under subrule (1) may elect that, instead of that benefit being paid to him or her, there be applicable to him or her a preserved benefit of the amount of the benefit and if he or she so elects: (a) the member benefit is not payable to him or her as a lump sum; and (b) there is applicable to him or her a preserved benefit of that amount. (3) If a person who is entitled to be paid a member benefit under subrule (1): (a) does not request that the benefit be paid to him or her as a lump sum; and (b) does not make an election under subrule (2); within the period of 3 months after becoming entitled to the benefit, there is applicable to him or her a preserved benefit of the amount of that benefit.