Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015

Review by local authority

3Review of decisions

(1)Where an applicant for assistance in pursuance of section 2 from a local authority applies to it to do so, the local authority must review its decision on the application.

(2)Subsection (1) is subject to subsection (3).

(3)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations—

(a)provide as to circumstances in which a decision made in pursuance of section 2 is not to be reviewed under subsection (1),

(b)provide as to how an application for review under subsection (1) is to be made,

(c)provide as to time limits for the making of applications for review under subsection (1).

(4)Regulations made under this section are subject to the affirmative procedure.