2011 No. 426
Food

The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Social Security Act 19881, and section 175(3) to (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19922.
In accordance with section 13(2) of the Social Security Act 1988 the Secretary of State has consulted with Scottish Ministers and Welsh Ministers3.

Citation, commencement, and interpretation1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and shall come into force on the 6th April 2011.

(2)

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 20054.

Amendment of Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations2.

In Schedule 3 (Healthy Start food) to the principal Regulations, in the entry relating to fruit and vegetables—

(a)

in the column relating to category of food, after “Fresh” insert “or frozen”; and

(b)

in the column relating to qualification, for the existing text substitute—

“Fresh or frozen fruit and vegetables including loose, pre-packed, whole, sliced, chopped, or mixed fruit or vegetables, but not fruit or vegetables to which fat, salt, sugar, flavouring or any other ingredients have been added.”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Anne Milton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (“the principal Regulations”) and apply to England only.

Regulation 2 amends Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations, by revising the category of fruit and vegetables which can count as Healthy Start food to include frozen as well as fresh fruit and vegetables and by clarifying the qualifications.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Department of Health website at www.dh.gov.uk and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.