Direct payments
15Power to make further provision about direct payments
1
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make further provision about direct payments.
2
Regulations under subsection (1) may in particular make provision for or in connection with—
a
specifying descriptions of person who are ineligible to receive direct payments,
b
specifying circumstances in which a local authority is not to be required under section 5, 7 or 8 to give a person the opportunity to choose—
i
Option 1 of the options for self-directed support, and
ii
so far as relating to that option, Option 4,
c
specifying the circumstances in which a local authority may require a person to contribute to a direct payment,
d
enabling a local authority to assess or reassess a person’s ability to contribute to the cost of securing the support to which a direct payment relates,
e
specifying the ways in which direct payments may be paid or repaid,
f
specifying circumstances in which a local authority may, must or may not terminate the making of a direct payment,
g
specifying circumstances in which a local authority may pay all or part of a direct payment to a person other than the person to whom the direct payment relates,
h
specifying descriptions of person to whom direct payments may not be made under paragraph (g),
i
specifying descriptions of person who are prohibited from providing support to which a direct payment relates other than in such circumstances as are specified,
j
specifying conditions which must be satisfied by persons before they may provide support to which a direct payment relates.