These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Assistance (Investigation of Offences) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018,

• “authorised officer” means an individual authorised by the Scottish Ministers under regulation 3 to conduct investigations, under an authorisation which is for the time being in force in relation to that individual, and

• “matters that may be investigated” means the matters described in regulation 3(7).