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.
