1.—(1) An application under regulation 5 must be—
(a)made in such form, and
(b)accompanied by such evidence as the Scottish Ministers require.
(2) The Scottish Ministers must publicise any requirements for the time being set under sub-paragraph (1).
(3) Once—
(a)an individual has applied for a carer’s allowance supplement in respect of a particular qualifying date, and
(b)the Scottish Ministers have made a determination of the individual’s entitlement to a carer’s allowance supplement in respect of that date,
the individual cannot make another application for carer’s allowance supplement in respect of that qualifying date.
(4) Despite paragraph (3), an individual may make another application for a carer’s allowance supplement in respect of that qualifying date if the latest determination of the individual’s entitlement to assistance in respect of that date states that the individual may make another application.
(5) If the Scottish Ministers reject something purporting to be an application for a carer’s allowance supplement they must inform the individual of—
(a)the decision to do that,
(b)the reasons for it, and
(c)the individual’s right to appeal under paragraph 13.