7.8. A person referred to in section 7.3 is also entitled to a lump sum corresponding to the additional benefits he would have received since the date of retirement until the earliest of the following dates:(1) the first day of the month following the person’s death;
(2) the first day of the month following the person’s 65th birthday; or
(3) 31 December 1996.
Those additional benefits shall be established and granted in accordance with section 7.3. In the event of death, the benefits shall be paid to the spouse or, failing that, to the successors.