# The Scottish Child Payment Regulations 2020, Regulation 24: Definitions – initial period


(1) Regulations 25, 26, and 27 apply in respect of the initial application period and the initial payment period.
(2) For the purposes of this Part—
(a) the “initial application period” means the period beginning with the day on which these Regulations come into force and ending on the day which falls 14 weeks after that day, and
(b) the “initial payment period” means the period beginning with the day immediately after the end of the initial application period and ending on the day which falls 4 weeks after that day.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2020/9780111046395/regulation/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-child-payment-regulations-2020/regulation-24
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