PART 2General Interpretation

Interpretation2.

In these Regulations—

“the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Administration Act 19923,
“the 2010 Act” means the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 20104,

“benefit” is the food benefit prescribed in regulation 5,

F1“childcare provider” has the same meaning as given in regulation 4,

“child minding” has the same meaning as in paragraph 12(1) of schedule 12 of the 2010 Act5,

“day care of children” has the same meaning as in paragraph 13 of schedule 12 of the 2010 Act,

“eligible child” means a person prescribed in regulation 3,

“healthy snack item” means fresh fruit or vegetables, including loose, whole, sliced, chopped, or mixed fruit but not fruit or vegetables to which fat, salt, sugar, flavouring or any other ingredient has been added,

“local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 19946 and “area“ in relation to a local authority, means the local government area for which the authority is constituted,

“payment period” means—

(a)

the period of 12 months beginning with 1 August 2021,

(b)

any successive period of the same length, or

(c)

such other shorter period as may be determined by the Scottish Ministers,

“pre-school child” is a pre-school child within the meaning given in section 1(4B) of the Education (Scotland) Act 19807,

“registered childcare provider” means a childcare provider registered with the local authority under regulation 8,

“Scheme“ means the Scottish Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme established by these Regulations, and

“SCSWIS” means Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland established by section 44 of the 2010 Act.