33Application for payment or preservation of benefit

33 Application for payment or preservation of benefit

33 Application for payment or preservation of benefit

(1) An application for payment of a benefit to, or in relation to, a contributor or for preservation of a benefit under section 32 shall be made in writing in a form approved by the Board for the purpose, shall be signed by the applicant and shall be accompanied by—

(a) except in the case of a benefit payable under section 32—a certificate by the contributor’s employer at the contributor’s exit date, specifying the exit date and the manner of cessation of the contributor’s employment and such other particulars as may be prescribed, and

(b) such other documents as may be prescribed.

(2) A benefit shall not be paid or preserved by the Board before subsection (1) has been complied with.

(3) The Board is entitled to act on the information provided pursuant to subsection (1).