PART 2

GIVING OF ASSISTANCE BY SCOTTISH MINISTERS
CHAPTER 3

DETERMINING ENTITLEMENT

The determination of entitlement

Determination without application
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1
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations provide that, in such circumstances as the regulations specify, the Scottish Ministers are to make a determination of an individual’s entitlement to a particular type of assistance without receiving an application.
2
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision about the information that is to be used, and the assumptions that are to be made, in making a determination when required to do so by regulations under subsection (1).