32Payment of contributions by, and apportionment of contributions among, employers

32 Payment of contributions by, and apportionment of contributions among, employers

32 Payment of contributions by, and apportionment of contributions among, employers

(1) In this section, a reference to a contributor in respect of whom this section applies is a reference to a contributor to or in respect of whom a benefit has become payable from the Fund and—

primary employer in relation to such a contributor means the person who was the employer of the contributor immediately before that benefit became payable.

secondary employer in relation to such a contributor means any person (other than the primary employer of the contributor) who employed the contributor during the period of service in respect of which the benefit became payable.

(2) Where a benefit becomes payable from the Fund to or in respect of a contributor in respect of whom this section applies, the primary employer of the contributor shall, without further appropriation than this Act, pay to the Board—

(a) where the benefit is a lump sum payable under section 26 (2) or (2A), an amount equal to the sum of—

(i) the amount of the allowance in relation to the contributor under section 26 (2C) (b), and

(ii) the amount, if any, of the allowance in relation to the contributor under section 26 (2C) (c),

(a1) where the benefit is a lump sum payable under section 26 (2B)—an amount equal to the amount of the allowance in relation to the contributor under section 26 (3) (b),

(b) where the benefit is a lump sum payable under section 26 (4)—an amount equal to the amount of the allowance in relation to the contributor under section 26 (5) (c),

(c) where, pursuant to section 28, an amount is payable that is equal to the amount that would have been payable in specified circumstances under another provision of this Act—an amount equal to the amount that would have been payable under this subsection if a lump sum benefit had been paid under that other provision in those circumstances,

(d) where the benefit is a lump sum payable under section 30 (d)—an amount equal to the amount of the allowance in relation to the contributor under section 30 (d) (ii),

(e) where the benefit is a lump sum payable in accordance with section 31—an amount equal to the sum of—

(i) one-half of the amount, if any, by which the lump sum payable under that section exceeds the lump sum benefit that would be payable if that section had not been enacted, and