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Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018, Cross Heading: Presumption about when information is received is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

Presumption about when information is receivedS

62Presumption for purposes of sections 41, 48 and 61S

(1)Subsection (2) applies in relation to the references in sections 41, 48 and 61 to someone being informed of something by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with a provision of this Act.

(2)Where, in order to fulfil their duty to inform an individual of something, the Scottish Ministers send information—

(a)through the postal service to the last known address the Scottish Ministers have for the individual, or

(b)by email to the email address most recently provided to the Scottish Ministers by the individual for the purposes of this Act,

the individual is to be taken to have received the information 48 hours after it is sent by the Scottish Ministers unless the contrary is shown.

Commencement Information

I1S. 62 in force at 22.10.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/298, reg. 2(1)(j) (with reg. 3) (as amended (10.12.2019) by S.S.I. 2019/406, regs. 1, 2(2))

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