52EAInterim pension

#### 52EA Interim pension 52EA Interim pension > > (1) STC may grant an interim pension to a person who has attained the age of 55 years and who, on application, would be entitled to a pension under section 52D, pending the determination of an application under section 52E. > > > (2) The pension which STC may grant is a pension equal to the early retirement pension to which the person would be entitled on application under section 52D. > > > (3) This Act applies to and in respect of a person granted a pension under this section in the same way as it applies to a person entitled to a pension under section 28A and so applies as if a pension payable under this section were a pension payable under that section. > > > (4) If an interim pension is granted, the amount of any pension payable to a person under section 52E is to be reduced by the amount of any interim pension paid. > > > (5) Despite section 52E (1), the grant of an interim pension under this section does not make a person ineligible for a pension under section 52E or affect any other right of a person granted a pension under that section. > > > (6) However, a person who commutes an interim pension before the determination of an application under section 52E is not entitled to a pension under section 52E. > > **s 52EA:** Ins 1993 No 111, Sch 6 (51). Am 1996 No 39, Sch 4.