Regulation 26 Time periods for determining the review

(1)

Within the period mentioned in paragraph (2), the Scottish Ministers must—

(a)

issue a determination notice to the requesting local authority,

(b)

give a copy of the determination notice to any other relevant local authority to which the additional power is extended under regulation 25(2),

(c)

publish a copy of the determination notice on a website or by other electronic means, and

(d)

notify every person who made (and did not subsequently withdraw) representations in respect of the review that the review has been determined and how a copy of the determination notice may be inspected.

(2)

The period referred to in paragraph (1) is—

(i)

the period of 6 months beginning with the date on which the application for review was made, or

(ii)

such longer period as may be agreed between the Scottish Ministers and the requesting local authority.