20.—(1) An application for a grant under section 68 of the Act (grants towards liabilities to pay compensation) must—
(a)be in the form specified in schedule 5, and
(b)include or be accompanied by information where specified in that schedule.
(2) An application for a grant under section 68 of the Act must be submitted to the Scottish Ministers within the period of 90 days beginning on—
(a)the date on which the Part 5 community body or third party purchaser and the claimant agreed the amount of compensation payable, or
(b)the date on which the Lands Tribunal determined a question referred to it under section 67(6) of the Act as to the amount, if any, of compensation payable.
(3) The Scottish Ministers must—
(a)acknowledge receipt of an application for a grant made in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) within the period of 7 days beginning on the date that they receive it, and
(b)issue their decision on that application within the period of 28 days beginning on the date that they receive it.