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14—(1) The Board must determine an application for a terminal illness lump sum in accordance with this paragraph.N.I.
(2) The Board must—
(a)if satisfied that the conditions in paragraph 12(1) are met, grant the application;
(b)in any other case (subject to sub-paragraph (3)), reject the application.
(3) The Board may hold over the application for determination at a later date if it is satisfied that—
(a)although the condition in paragraph 12(1)(a) is not met, the transferee suffers from a progressive disease and may become terminally ill within six months, and
(b)the conditions in paragraph 12(1)(b) to (d) are met.