Section 5 Notice to Secretary of State of making of maintenance order

Where an order granted by the sheriff in favour of the Secretary of State under section 24(4) of the 1986 Act has been transferred to the dependent relative in accordance with section 24A(3) of that Act and a maintenance order is subsequently granted by the sheriff in favour of the dependent relative, the sheriff clerk shall forthwith notify the Secretary of State in writing and by recorded delivery post of the granting of the maintenance order.