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Section 57 Lifting of duty to notify change of circumstancesI1

(1)

A duty to notify the Scottish Ministers about a change of circumstances placed on a person under section 56 ceases to apply when—

(a)

it is lifted under subsection (2), or

(b)

it stops being the case that a change in any of the circumstances to which the duty relates can affect someone's entitlement to be given assistance under section 24.

(2)

The Scottish Ministers may lift a duty placed on a person under section 56 by informing the person that the duty is lifted.

(3)

Under subsection (2), the Scottish Ministers may lift a duty as it relates to some or all of the changes in circumstances which the person has a duty to notify them about.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 57 in force at 22.10.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/298, reg. 2(1)(i) (with reg. 3) (as amended (10.12.2019) by S.S.I. 2019/406, regs. 1, 2(2))