Regulation 5
In this schedule—
“cow’s milk” means plain, unsweetened, fresh liquid cow’s milk, but not milk to or from which chemicals, vitamins, flavours or colours have been added or removed,
“goat’s milk” means plain, unsweetened, fresh liquid goat’s milk, but not milk to or from which chemicals, vitamins, flavours or colours have been added or removed,
“infant formula” means a liquid or a non-liquid which, where a non-liquid can be prepared to form a liquid, based on cow’s milk, sheep’s milk or goat’s milk, intended for particular nutritional use from birth by infants in good health,
“non-dairy alternative” means [F1a drink which is an unsweetened, calcium enriched liquid and is commonly used as a substitute for dairy milk], and
“sheep’s milk” means plain, unsweetened, fresh liquid sheep’s milk, but not milk to or from which chemicals, vitamins, flavours or colours have been added or removed.
Column 1 Age of eligible child | Column 2 Volume of Milk or non-dairy alternative | Column 3 Type of milk or non-dairy alternative | Column 4 Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year of age | 189 millilitres, or made up to provide 189 millilitres where the infant formula was in non-liquid form | infant formula | none |
| 1 year of age and less than 2 years of age | 189 millilitres, or where the milk or non-dairy alternative is supplied in containers of 200 millilitres only, to 200 millilitres | whole cow’s milk | none |
| whole goat’s milk or whole sheep’s milk | where for medical, religious, or ethical reasons, an eligible child cannot consume cow’s milk | ||
| non-dairy alternative | where for medical, religious or ethical reasons, an eligible child cannot consume— | ||
(a) whole cow’s milk, (b) whole goat’s milk, and (c) whole sheep’s milk | |||
| 2 years of age and older | 189 millilitres, or where such milk or non-dairy alternative is supplied in containers of 200 millilitres only, to 200 millilitres | whole cow’s milk or semi-skimmed cow’s milk | none |
whole goat’s milk, semi-skimmed goat’s milk, whole sheep’s milk, or semi-skimmed sheep’s milk | where for medical, religious or ethical reasons, an eligible child cannot consume cow’s milk, or | ||
| non-dairy alternative | where for medical, religious or ethical reasons, an eligible child cannot consume— | ||
(a) cow’s milk, (b) goat’s milk, and (c) sheep’s milk. |
Textual Amendments
F1Words in sch. 1 substituted (17.5.2021) by The Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/206), regs. 1(2), 2(9)