Regulation 27 Duty to notify – initial period

(1)

The Scottish Ministers may place a duty to notify them about a change in circumstances on a person to whom sub-paragraph (3) or (4) applies.

(2)

The Scottish Ministers place a duty under paragraph (1) by informing the person—

(a)

of the changes in circumstances which the person has a duty to notify them about,

(b)

of the way in which the person is to notify them, and

(c)

that failing to notify them about a change in any of those circumstances in that way, so that an individual’s entitlement to a Scottish child payment is determined on the basis of information that is false or misleading, may be an offence under section 72 of the 2018 Act.

(3)

This sub-paragraph applies to an individual in respect of whom an application for a Scottish child payment is made during the initial application period.

(4)

This sub-paragraph applies to a person acting on behalf of an individual to whom sub-paragraph (3) applies in relation to any application for a Scottish child payment during the initial period.