# The Welfare Food (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2004

S.I. 2004/2311 · made 7 September 2004

These Regulations further amend the Welfare Food Regulations 1996 (“the principal Regulations”).

Made under: Social Security Act 1988 (Section 13); Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-food-amendment-no-2-regulations-2004/pdf/uksi_20042311_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-food-amendment-no-2-regulations-2004/pdf/uksiem_20042311_en.pdf

## Introductory text

FOOD
Made 7th September 2004
Laid before Parliament 10th September 2004
Coming into force 1st October 2004
The Secretary of State for Health in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 13(3) and (4) of the Social Security Act 1988 and 175(2) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, and all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following Regulations:—

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Welfare Food (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2004.
(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 1st October 2004.
(3) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Welfare Food Regulations 1996.

## 2 Amendment of Schedule 6

In Schedule 6 to the principal Regulations (enactments applied for the purposes of these Regulations), at the end, add the following entries—
Section 123 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (unauthorised disclosure of information relating to particular persons)
Schedule 4 to the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (persons employed in social security administration or adjudication)
In Schedule 4, in Part I (the specified persons), under Government departments, after “(d) the Ministry of Defence”, insert “(e) the Department of Health”; and in Part II (construction of references to government departments etc), at the end of paragraph 1, add “and the reference to the Department of Health is a reference to that Department only to the extent that the functions carried out relate to the administration of a scheme made for the purposes of section 13 of the Social Security Act 1988”.
Section 3(2)(a) of the Social Security Act 1998 (use of information)
After “or employment or training” insert “, or, where it relates to benefit under the Administration Act, the administration of a scheme made for the purposes of section 13 of the Social Security Act 1988”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Melanie Johnson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
7th September 2004

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Welfare Food Regulations 1996 (“the principal Regulations”).
Regulation 2 adds new entries to Schedule 6 to the principal Regulations (enactments applied for the purposes of these Regulations). The enactments specified are modified as indicated pursuant to regulation 22 of the principal Regulations (application of enactments). The modifications enable information held by the Secretary of State, and which relates to social security, to be supplied to the Secretary of State for Health for use in the administration of a scheme made for the purposes of section 13 of the Social Security Act 1988 (schemes for distribution etc. of welfare foods). It also specifies a civil servant in the Department of Health as a person who will be guilty of an offence if he discloses without lawful authority information acquired in the course of his employment.
These Regulations do not impose a cost on business.

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