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The Scottish Child Payment Regulations 2020
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- 2020 No. 351
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21.—(1) Following a determination that an individual is entitled to a Scottish child payment, the payment is to be given in accordance with [F1paragraph (2) or, where paragraph (3) applies, paragraph (4)].
[F2(2) Except where paragraph (3) applies, where a determination is made that an individual is entitled to a Scottish child payment, the Scottish Ministers are to make—
(a)the first payment of a Scottish child payment on a date specified in the determination, and
(b)subsequent payments in the last week of each successive period of 4 weeks in which the individual continues to be entitled to a Scottish child payment for at least one week by virtue of regulation 19.]
[F3(3) This paragraph applies where the payment is to be made pursuant to a determination made in accordance with paragraph 11 of the schedule (determination following award of a Scottish child payment in respect of another child).
(4) Where paragraph (3) applies, payments are to be made so that—
(a)the first payment is made on the same day as the next Scottish child payment that is due to be made to the individual in respect of their ongoing entitlement to that payment in respect of another child (see paragraph 11(1)(a) of the schedule),
(b)that first payment is made, in arrears, in respect of the period beginning with the day on which the application is made and ending with the day referred to in sub-paragraph (a), and
(c)subsequent payments are made in respect of periods of 4 weeks, in arrears, in the last week of each successive period of 4 weeks in which the individual continues to be entitled to a Scottish child payment for at least one week by virtue of regulation 19.
(5) Where the period mentioned in paragraph (4)(b) includes a part-week, for the purpose only of that first payment the part-week is to be treated as a full week.]
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F1Words in reg. 21(1) substituted (15.1.2021) by The Scottish Child Payment Amendment Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/16), regs. 1, 4(2)
F2Reg. 21(2) substituted (14.11.2022) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendment and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/336), regs. 1(1), 4(7) (with reg. 5)
F3Reg. 21(3)-(5) inserted (15.1.2021) by The Scottish Child Payment Amendment Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/16), regs. 1, 4(4)
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I1Reg. 21 in force at 9.11.2020, see reg. 2
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