PART 7Amendments and transitional arrangements

Amendment to the Welfare Food Regulations 1996

24.—(1) The Welfare Food Regulations 1996(1) are amended as follows—

(a)in regulation 10 (issue of milk tokens), after paragraph (5) insert—

“(6) A milk token issued by the Department of Health and Social Services in Northern Ireland or the Secretary of State is not valid on or after 1 August 2021.”,

(b)in regulation 13 (control of milk tokens), after paragraph (4) insert—

“(5) No beneficiary may apply for a replacement milk token under paragraph (4) on or after 1 August 2021.”,

(c)in regulation 16 (reimbursement of suppliers), after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) No supplier may submit a milk token together with a claim for reimbursement under paragraph (1) on or after 1 February 2022.”,

(d)in regulation 17 (special reimbursement), after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) No supplier may apply under paragraph (1) on or after 1 February 2022.”,

(e)in regulation 18 (milk or dried milk for children in day care), after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) No child is entitled under paragraph (1) on or after 1 August 2021.”,

(f)in regulation 19 (approval of suppliers), after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) No day care provider may apply under paragraph (1) for approval as a supplier on or after 1 August 2021.”,

(g)in regulation 20(1) (reimbursement of approved suppliers), after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) No day care provider may submit a claim for reimbursement under paragraph (1) on or after 1 February 2022.”, and

(h)in regulation 21A (functions of the NHS Business Services Authority), after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) The NHS Business Services Authority may not have the function mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) on or after 1 August 2021.”.