The Welfare Foods (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Made17th October 1997

Coming into operation24th November 1997

The Department of Health and Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 13(3) and (4) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 19881 and section 171(2) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19922 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Welfare Foods (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 24th November 1997.

Amendment of the Welfare Foods Regulations2.

(1)

The Welfare Foods Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19883 shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2)

In regulation 3(2) (additional milk or dried milk for children in day care) after sub-paragraph (b) the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted—

“(c)
a person who receives a child into a nursery school under the management of or assisted by the local Education and Library Board.”

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on

W. B. Smith

Assistant Secretary

17th October 1997.

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations further amend the Welfare Foods Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 to enable local Education and Library Board controlled premises to participate in the Welfare Milk Scheme.