Substitution of regulation 20
62. For regulation 20, substitute—
“Loss of rights to benefits
20.—(1) Where paragraph (2) applies, the Scottish Ministers may direct that all or any part of any rights to benefit a person has under these Regulations and which arise by virtue of an employer’s contributions paid on or after 13th July 1998 are to be forfeited.
(2) This paragraph applies where on or after 13th July 1998—
(a)that person commits and is convicted of an offence referred to in—
(i)regulation T7 of the 2011 Regulations (loss of rights to benefits);
(ii)regulation 2.J.8 or 3.J.8 of the 2013 Regulations (forfeiture of rights to benefits), or
(iii)paragraph 12 of Schedule 3 to the 2015 Regulations (forfeiture of rights to benefits), and
(b)the circumstances are such that a direction may be made by the Scottish Ministers under whichever of those provisions applies.”.