Periods for re-determination requestsI19
1
The period for requesting a re-determination of entitlement to child winter heating assistance under section 41 of the 2018 Act M1 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 Act M2) is 16 working days beginning with—
a
the day that the request for a re-determination is received by the Scottish Ministers, F2...
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 soone F1, or
c
in a case where the Scottish Ministers have informed the individual of their decision that the request for a re-determination was not made in such form as the Scottish Ministers require, the day on which it is subsequently decided by the First-Tier Tribunal for Scotland that the individual in question has made the request in such form as the Scottish Ministers require.
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 1971 M3.