Regulation 4 Amendment of the Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Regulations 2019

Regulation 9 of the Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Regulations 2019^f1 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

After regulation 9(2)(a) insert—

“(ab)

a person who—

(i)

has leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom granted under the immigration rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971^f2, by virtue of—

(ia)

the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, or

(ib)

the previous scheme for locally-employed staff in Afghanistan (sometimes referred to as the ex-gratia scheme),

(ii)

has been granted discretionary leave outside the immigration rules as a dependant of a person referred to in sub-head (i), or

(iii)

has leave granted under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.”.

After regulation 9(2)insert—

“(3)

In this regulation “the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme” means the scheme announced by the United Kingdom Government on 18 August 2021^f3.”.