Substitution of regulation 18A
6. For regulation 18A (requirement to provide evidence of entitlement)(1) substitute—
“18A.—(1) A person claiming to be entitled to benefits under these Regulations and that person’s employing authority (including any previous employing authority of that person) shall provide such—
(a)evidence of entitlement; and
(b)authority or permission as may be necessary for the release by third parties of information in their possession relating to that person or that entitlement,
as the Scottish Ministers may from time to time require for the purposes of these Regulations.
(2) This regulation applies to claims for benefits made before 31st March 2038 and no entitlement to benefit arises if the date of the claim is on or after that date.
(3) This regulation is subject to regulation 18B.”.
Regulation 18A was inserted by regulation 3(5) of S.S.I. 2008/92.