Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018, Section 56 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 22 May 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)The Scottish Ministers may place a duty to notify them about a change in circumstances on a person to whom subsection (3), (4) or (5) applies.
(2)The Scottish Ministers place a duty under subsection (1) on a person by informing the person—
(a)of the changes in circumstances which the person has a duty to notify them about,
(b)of the way in which the person is to notify them, and
(c)that failing to notify them about a change in any of those circumstances in that way may be an offence under section 72.
(3)This subsection applies to an individual who is to be given assistance under section 24 under a determination made on the basis that the individual has ongoing entitlement to the type of assistance in question.
(4)This subsection applies to a person acting on behalf of an individual to whom subsection (3) applies in relation to any application for the assistance or the determination of the individual's entitlement.
(5)This subsection applies to a person to whom payments are to be made under section 24 by way of assistance to another person under a determination made on the basis that that other person has ongoing entitlement to the type of assistance in question.
Commencement Information
I1S. 56 in force at 22.10.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/298, reg. 2(1)(i) (with reg. 3) (as amended (10.12.2019) by S.S.I. 2019/406, regs. 1, 2(2))
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