Marginal note:Payable to estate
71 (1) Where payment of a death benefit is approved, the Minister shall, except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), pay the death benefit to the estate of the contributor.
Marginal note:Exceptions
(2) The Minister may direct payment of a death benefit in whole or in part to such person or body as is prescribed where
(a) he is satisfied, after making reasonable inquiries, that there is no estate;
(b) the estate has not applied for the death benefit within the prescribed time interval following the contributor’s death; or
(c) the amount of the death benefit is less than the prescribed amount.
Marginal note:No double payment
(3) Where a payment has been made pursuant to subsection (2), the Minister is not liable to make that payment to any subsequent applicant.
- R.S., 1985, c. C-8, s. 71
- R.S., 1985, c. 30 (2nd Supp.), s. 40
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