# The Scottish Child Payment Regulations 2020, Paragraph 1: Requirement for applications


(1) Except as provided for by Part 2 of this schedule, an individual is not entitled to a Scottish child payment unless an application is made to the Scottish Ministers.
(2) If, before making a determination on the basis of an application, the Scottish Ministers consider that the applicant—
(a) would not be eligible for the Scottish child payment applied for if the application were treated as made on the day they received it, and
(b) would be eligible for the Scottish child payment applied for if the application were treated as made on a day falling within the period of 14 days beginning with the day they received it,
the Scottish Ministers may choose the day within that 14 day period on which the application is to be treated as made.
(3) For the avoidance of doubt, an application for assistance must be—
(a) made in such form, and
(b) accompanied by such evidence,
as the Scottish Ministers require.
(4) If the Scottish Ministers reject something purporting to be an application for a Scottish child payment, they must inform the individual concerned of—
(a) the decision to do that,
(b) the reasons for it, and
(c) the individual’s right to appeal under paragraph 23(1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2020/9780111046395/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-child-payment-regulations-2020/schedule/paragraph-1
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