On being requested under section 41 to re-determine an individual's entitlement to a particular type of assistance, the Scottish Ministers are to make a determination of the individual's entitlement to that type of assistance.

The Scottish Ministers must aim to make the determination F1as soon as reasonably practicable within the period allowed for re-determination.

If the Scottish Ministers make the determination (whether or not within the period allowed for re-determination), section 44 applies.

The period allowed for re-determination is to be prescribed by the Scottish Ministers in regulations.

Any regulations under subsection (5) prescribing a period, that are made before paragraph 5 of schedule 7 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 comes into force, are to be read as though they prescribed a period 9 weeks longer than the period actually prescribed.

The reference in subsection (1) to a request under section 41 is to a request that is valid according to subsection (2) of that section.