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(1)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations—
(a)limit the overall amount of support or relevant assistance (or both) that a person may receive within a payment period (or periods),
(b)provide for the amount of support or relevant assistance (or both) that a person may receive in a payment period (or periods) to progressively reduce where the support exceeds a specified amount of support.
(2)Before making regulations under this section, the Scottish Ministers must consult such persons as they consider appropriate.
(3)Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative procedure.
(4)In this section—
“payment period” means any specified period relating to the payment of support,
“relevant assistance” means financial assistance provided by the Scottish Ministers under or by virtue of another enactment (including, in particular, assimilated law governing the CAP direct payment schemes and assimilated direct CAP legislation) for a purpose similar to a purpose described in schedule 1,
“specified” means specified in regulations under subsection (1).
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