Part I Claims for and Payments and General Administration of Benefit

The social fund

10 Necessity of application for certain payments.

1

A social fund payment such as is mentioned in section 134(1)(b) of the Contributions and Benefits Act may be awarded to a person only if an application for such a payment has been made by him or on his behalf in such form and manner as may be prescribed.

2

The Department may by regulations—

a

make provision with respect to the time at which an application for such a social fund payment is to be treated as made;

b

prescribe conditions that must be satisfied before any determination in connection with such an application may be made or any award of such a payment may be paid;

c

prescribe circumstances in which such an award becomes extinguished.