Transitory provision for refund of contributions to certain insured persons

(1) Where an insured person– (a) attains the age of sixty years within a period not exceeding twenty–five contribution weeks after the appointed day and after that age no further contributions are paid in respect of him; or 46 Social Security (b) attains the age of sixty–five years within a period not exceeding twenty–five contribution weeks after the appointed day; he shall be entitled to a refund of the employed person’s part of the total contribution paid during the said period in respect of him by his employer. (2) An application for a refund pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be made in writing to the Board in such manner as it may require within the period of fifty–two weeks from the end of the contribution week in which the insured person attained sixty or sixty–five years, as the case may be, or such longer period as the Board may allow if it is satisfied that the person concerned had good cause for not submitting the application within the prescribed time. (3) Where a person receives a refund of contributions for any period in accordance with paragraph (1) he shall not be entitled to any benefits in respect of any contribution paid in relation to such period.