Local Government (Compensation) Regulations 1948

3.  On receipt of a claim for compensation in respect of loss of employment, the compensating authority shall consider forthwith whether the claimant satisfies the conditions of eligibility for the payment of compensation set out in regulations 4 and 5 and if they are satisfied that these conditions are not fulfilled, shall reject the claim and advise the claimant in writing accordingly within one month after the receipt of the claim.