PART 4Financial redress: redress payments
CHAPTER 1Determination of applications for redress payments
Applications
I131Application period
1
For the purpose of this Act, the application period during which an application for a redress payment may be made—
a
begins on the day this section comes into force, and
b
ends with whichever is the later of—
i
the expiry of the period of 5 years beginning with that day,
ii
the day falling 2 years after the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (established under the Inquiries Act 2005) publishes its final report.
2
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify paragraph (b) of subsection (1) so as to extend the application period for the time being specified in that subsection.
3
The Scottish Ministers must, within the period of 15 months ending with the day the application period is due to end under subsection (1)(b), carry out a review of whether the application period should be extended.
4
But subsection (3) does not apply if, at the beginning of the 15 month period—
a
the application period has already been extended by regulations under subsection (2), or
b
a draft Scottish statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (2) has been laid and is before the Scottish Parliament for approval.
5
As soon as reasonably practicable following completion of a review under subsection (3), the Scottish Ministers must—
a
publish the findings of the review,
b
lay the findings of the review before the Scottish Parliament.