New regulation 18B
7. After regulation 18A (requirement to provide evidence of entitlement) insert—
“Claims: additional matters
18B.—(1) A claim for benefit shall be made to the Scottish Ministers in such form, and within such period, as the Scottish Ministers may specify.
(2) A claim shall be accompanied by all the medical evidence necessary to determine whether conditions of entitlement for the benefit are satisfied.
(3) In the case of a claim for a benefit which is to be made to the Scottish Ministers, if the Scottish Ministers notify that person in writing that the Scottish Ministers so require, that person is to provide any specified relevant information including medical evidence that is in that person’s possession or which that person can reasonably be expected to obtain.
(4) In the case of a claim which is to be made to the Scottish Ministers, the date of the claim is to be the date on which the application form is received by the Scottish Ministers.”.