The Welfare Food Amendment Regulations 1990

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Welfare Food Regulations 1988.

Regulation 2 amends the definition of “milk” so as to exclude milk which has not been pasteurised or sterilised; introduces standard reinbursement prices for milk tokens dependent on whether milk was supplied to a beneficiary within or outside the metropolitan police district; and amends the definition of “supplier” so as to include all persons who may receive milk tokens under the Regulations.

Regulation 3 extends the time in which claims for reimbursement in respect of welfare foods should be made from 3 months to 4 months.

Regulation 4 enables beneficiaries to cash their milk tokens at a local Department of Social Security Office where they are unable to exchange them for milk in the normal way.

Regulations 5 and 7 make it an offence (subject to an existing exception) for a supplier to accept in payment for welfare milk anything other than a milk token.

Regulation 6 provides new arrangements for the return of milk tokens by those involved in the supply of milk for milk tokens and by which they may obtain reimbursement: either direct from the Secretary of State or from the person from whom they obtained the milk to which the Regulations apply. It also amends the amounts of reimbursement which may be claimed.

Regulation 8 makes consequential amendments to Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations.

Regulation 9 contains a transitional provision in relation to milk tokens issued before these Regulations come into force.