Section 12 | Necessity of application for certain payments

(1)A social fund payment such as is mentioned in section 138(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.^F1

(2)The Secretary of State may by regulations—^F1

(a)make provision with respect to the time at which an application for such a social fund payment is to be treated as made;^F1

(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;^F1

(c)prescribe circumstances in which such an award becomes extinguished.^F1