State Authorities Superannuation (Government Railways Superannuation Scheme Transfer) (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 1990
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15 Invalidity benefits
15 Invalidity benefits
(1) If—
(a) a transferred contributor who is under 58 years of age retires on the grounds of permanent physical or mental incapacity, and
(b) an approval under section 22 of the later Act (approval of application) is in force in respect of that contributor,
that contributor is eligible for a benefit payable under section 39 of the later Act (benefit on total and permanent invalidity before early retirement age) and to no other benefit.
(2) If a transferred contributor who is under 58 years of age retires on the grounds of permanent physical or mental incapacity and becomes eligible for—
(a) a benefit payable under section 40 of the later Act (benefit on partial and permanent invalidity before early retirement age), or
(b) a benefit payable under section 39 of that Act (but where no approval under section 22 of that Act is in force),
that person is entitled to receive—
(c) that benefit, or
(d) a pension and a lump sum in accordance with clause 14 (1) (a), but if the contributor elects to take the pension and lump sum referred to in paragraph (d), the symbol “F” in clause 14 (5) represents the person’s final salary.
(3) If a transferred contributor who has reached 58 years of age retires on the grounds of permanent physical or mental incapacity, the contributor is entitled to receive a pension and lump sum benefit in accordance with clause 14 (1) (a) or a lump sum benefit in accordance with clause 14 (1) (b).