14.—(1) A person appointed by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under regulation 33 or 43 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987(1) to receive Disability Living Allowance on behalf of a transferring individual is to be treated on and after the date of transfer as though appointed by the Scottish Ministers to act on behalf of that transferring individual under section 58 (or 85B(2)) or 85A of the 2018 Act.
(2) As soon as reasonably practicable after the date of transfer, the Scottish Ministers must—
(a)consider whether the conditions for making an appointment in respect of the transferring individual are met (having regard to whichever of section 58(4), 85A(3) or 85B(3) of the 2018 Act applies in the transferring individual’s case),
(b)consider whether to terminate the appointment that is treated as having been made by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) and terminate it if they consider it appropriate, and
(c)if they have terminated an appointment in pursuance of head (b), appoint under section 58 (or 85B) or 85A of the 2018 Act another person to act on the transferring individual’s behalf if they consider it appropriate to do so.
[F1(3) The duty in sub-paragraph (2) does not apply where the Scottish Ministers have already appointed the person mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) to act on behalf of that transferring individual under section 85A or 85B of the 2018 Act.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. para. 14(3) inserted (20.11.2023) by The Disability Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/346), regs. 1, 3(8)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. para. 14 in force at 26.7.2021, see reg. 1
S.I. 1987/1968, relevantly amended by S.I. 1991/2741, S.I. 2002/2469, S.I. 2003/492, S.I. 2004/696, S.I. 2005/337 and S.I. 2013/235.
Section 85B is not yet in force but when commenced it will replace section 58.