30Benefit on total and permanent invalidity before age 55

30 Benefit on total and permanent invalidity before age 55

30 Benefit on total and permanent invalidity before age 55

(1) The benefit provided by this section is payable by the Board to a contributor who is covered for the supplementary benefit where—

(a) before attaining the age of 55 years, the contributor is retired from employment with an employer,

(b) the employer certifies to the Board that the contributor was retired on the ground of physical or mental incapacity to perform his or her duties, and

(c) the Board is satisfied, after taking into account any medical opinion that it considers to be relevant, that the contributor is, and until attaining the age of 55 years will continue to be, physically or mentally incapable of performing the duties of any employment with an employer that, in the opinion of the Board, it would be reasonable for the contributor to undertake.

(2) The benefit provided by this section is an amount equal to the sum of—

(a) the amount of the contributor’s component,

(b) the amount of the employer’s component, and

(c) the amount of the supplementary benefit.

(3) Where the Board is not satisfied as referred to in subsection (1) (c), the contributor is entitled to the benefit provided by section 31.

(4) A contributor entitled to payment of a benefit under this section is not entitled to payment of any other benefit under this Act.