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(1)The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 is modified as follows.
(2)Section 68 is repealed.
(3)After section 87 insert—
(1)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations transfer to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland some or all of the competence and jurisdiction that a sheriff has in relation to the recovery of—
(a)money owed under section 63, or
(b)money owed under regulations under Part 3.
(2)Before laying a draft Scottish statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1) before the Scottish Parliament for approval by resolution, the Scottish Ministers must consult—
(a)the Lord President of the Court of Session,
(b)the President of the Scottish Tribunals,
(c)sheriffs principal.
(3)The Scottish Ministers must—
(a)exercise the power conferred by subsection (1) at least once,
(b)before 1 April 2021, consult the persons mentioned in subsection (2) about making regulations under subsection (1).”.
(4)In section 96(2)—
(a)the word “68,” is repealed,
(b)after “86” insert “, 87A”.
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