# The Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003 Determination Regulations 2004, Regulation 4: Extension of time


(1) Where these Regulations require or authorise the individual or the referring body or any other person to do something within a period of time, the Scottish Ministers may, on the application of the individual or the referring body or any other person, on cause shown, or otherwise where they consider it to be in the interests of justice to do so, grant such further period or periods of time as they consider appropriate.
(2) Where the Scottish Ministers have granted a further period of time, reference in these Regulations to that period of time shall be construed as a reference to the period of time as so extended.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/523/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-children-scotland-act-2003-determination-regulations-2004/regulation-4
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