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The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005

S.I. 2005/3262 · Made 27 November 2005 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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Made 27th November 2005

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

Whereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 13(10) of the Social Security Act 1988f1 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now therefore the Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 13 of the Social Security Act 1988, and section 175(2) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f2, and all other powers enabling her in that behalf, and after having consulted the Scottish Ministers and the National Assembly for Walesf3, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1988 c. 7. Section 13 was amended by section 21(1) and (2) of, and Schedule 6, paragraph 8(11)(a), and Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Act 1990 (c. 27), section 4 of, and Schedule 2 to, paragraph 94 of, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6). Section 185(1) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43) substituted new provisions for the existing provisions of section 13 (see the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Commencement) (No. 7) Order 2005, 2005 No. 2278 (C.95)). Savings were made by the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Savings) Order 2005, S.I. 2005/2279.

f2

1992 c. 4. Section 175(2) to (5) is applied by section 15A of the Social Security Act 1988 (c. 7) which section was inserted by section 21(1) of, and Schedule 6, paragraph 8(10) to, the Social Security Act 1990 (c. 27) and amended by section 4 of, and Schedule 2, paragraph 96 of, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6) and section 185(2) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43). (See the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Commencement) (No. 7) Order 2005, 2005 No. 2278 (C.95)).

f3

See the requirement to consult in section 13(2) of the Social Security Act 1988 (c. 7).

Contents

  1. Part I: Preliminary
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part II: Entitlement to benefit
  5. 3Entitlement to benefit
  6. 4Claim for benefit
  7. 5Healthy Start food and payments in lieu
  8. 5AHealthy Start vitamins and payments in lieu
  9. 6Advice on health and nutrition
  10. 7Cessation of entitlement to benefit
  11. 7AFunctions of the NHS Business Services Authority
  12. Part III: Vouchers
  13. 8Issue of voucher or credit
  14. 8AProvision of Healthy Start vitamins
  15. 9Use of voucher
  16. 9ARequirement to provide information or evidence
  17. 10Failure to receive benefit ...
  18. 11Property in voucher
  19. Part IV: Food outlets
  20. 12Application for registration of food outlet
  21. 13Duties of food outlet
  22. 14Payment of food outlet
  23. 15Requirement to furnish information
  24. Part V: Final provisions
  25. 16Amendment of the 1996 Regulations - Healthy Start scheme
  26. 17Transitional provision
  27. 18Other amendments and revocations
  28. Signature
  29. Schedule 1Area of the Healthy Start scheme Repealed
  30. Schedule 2: Application for benefit
  31. 1Information needed for application for benefit
  32. 2Evidence in writing needed for application for benefit Repealed
  33. 3Evidence in writing needed for application for benefit Repealed
  34. 4Declaration needed for application for benefit
  35. 5Countersignature of a health professional Repealed
  36. Schedule 3Healthy Start food
  37. Schedule 4: Application for registration as a food outlet
  38. 6Information needed for application for registration as a food outlet
  39. 7Declaration needed for application for registration as a food outlet
  40. Schedule 5Information for claim for payment of food outlet
  41. Explanatory note