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Article 5 Entitlement to redundancy payments

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(1)

A person who is eligible for a payment under this article in accordance with article 4 (an “eligible person”) becomes entitled to a payment when he ceases to be in service as mentioned in article 4(4).

(2)

An eligible person is entitled under this article to a lump sum payment.

This is subject to paragraph (4) and article 9.

(3)

The lump sum is payable before the expiry of the period of 3 months beginning with the day on which the person ceases to be in service as mentioned in article 4(4).

(4)

A person is not entitled to a lump sum under this article (“the further sum”) if he has previously received a lump sum under this article that he was liable to repay under article 9 and has not repaid it before the time when he would otherwise become entitled to the further sum.