# The Welfare Food Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 1990, Regulation 4: Insertion of regulation 15A into the principal Regulations


After regulation 15 of the principal Regulations there shall be inserted the following regulation–
“Arrangements for special reimbursement of suppliers
15A (1) A supplier may apply to the Secretary of State for approval to participate in the arrangements for reimbursement under this regulation.
(2) An application for approval under paragraph (1) shall be in accordance with Part I of Schedule 5A.
(3) The Secretary of State shall give his approval in writing if satisfied that–
(a) the supplier’s welfare milk supply during a period of 52 consecutive weeks in the 60 weeks immediately preceding the date of the application under paragraph (1) was more than 7.5 per cent. of his total retail milk supply for that period; or
(b) the supplier–
(i) at the time of his application under paragraph (1) had not carried on a retail trade in milk for 52 weeks or more but had carried on such a trade for a period of at least 13 consecutive weeks ending immediately preceding the date of his application, and
(ii) had a welfare milk supply during that period of at least 13 consecutive weeks which was more than 7.5 per cent. of his total retail milk supply for that period,
and he has not given an approval under this paragraph in respect of the supplier during the period of one year immediately preceding the date of the application.
(4) Where the Secretary of State is satisfied under paragraph (3) he shall determine the percentage by which the supplier’s approved price will be reduced for the purpose of reimbursement under paragraph (5) and notify the supplier in writing of the percentage so determined.
(5) The Secretary of State shall reimburse a supplier approved under paragraph (3) who submits a milk token in accordance with Schedule 5 during the period of one year beginning with the date of the application under paragraph (1) with an amount equal to the approved price of the milk which the supplier has supplied against that milk token or for which he has made an allowance in accordance with regulation 13, less a percentage determined in accordance with Part II of Schedule 5A.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/2012/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-food-amendment-no-3-regulations-1990/regulation-4
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