Payment of mobility component to authorised providers of vehicles for individuals with disabilities
38.—(1) Where—
(a)an individual is entitled to the higher rate of the mobility component of Child Disability Payment, and
(b)the individual has entered into an agreement with an authorised provider of vehicles for persons with disabilities for the hire or hire-purchase of a vehicle,
the Scottish Ministers may, with the consent of the individual, pay that component (in whole or in part) to the provider to be used to meet, or contribute towards meeting, the individual’s liability under the agreement.
(2) The Scottish Ministers must cease to make payments to the provider in accordance with paragraph (1) in the event that—
(a)the agreement is brought to an end in accordance with the terms of the agreement, or
(b)the individual withdraws their consent.