Periods for re-determination requests9
1
The period for requesting a re-determination of entitlement to child winter heating assistance under section 41 of the 2018 Act5 is 42 days beginning with the day that the individual is informed, in accordance with section 40 of that Act, of the right to make the request.
2
In relation to determining entitlement to child winter heating assistance, the period allowed for re-determination (within the meaning of section 43 of that Act6) is 16 working days beginning with—
a
the day that the request for a re-determination is received by the Scottish Ministers, or
b
where the request for a re-determination is received by the Scottish Ministers later than the period prescribed by paragraph (1), the day on which the Scottish Ministers, or, on appeal, the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland, decide that the individual has a good reason for not requesting the re-determination sooner.
3
For the purpose of paragraph (2), a “working day” is a day other than—
a
a Saturday,
b
a Sunday, or
c
a bank holiday in Scotland under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 19717.