# The Welfare Food Amendment Regulations 1988

S.I. 1988/555 · made 21 March 1988

These Regulations amend the Welfare Food Regulations 1988 by specifying the provisions of those Regulations contravention of which, or failure to comply with which, is an offence. The provisions in question relate to the purchase of more than the correct entitlement to dried milk (regulation 5(3)), consumption of milk, dried milk or vitamins by persons other than those for whom they are intended (regulation 6), use of milk tokens otherwise than for particular purposes (regulation 8(1)(b)), the supply of milk where a supplier accepts a milk token (regulation 12(1)), return of milk tokens in certain circumstances (regulation 12(3)(b)), and the production of information and evidence and related matters (regulation 17(1) and (5)).

Made under: Social Security Act 1988 (Section 13)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-food-amendment-regulations-1988/pdf/uksi_19880555_en.pdf

## Introductory text

FOOD
Made 21st March 1988
Laid before Parliament 21st March 1988
Coming into force 11th April 1988
In exercise of powers conferred on me by section 13 of the Social Security Act 1988 and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby make the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Welfare Food Amendment Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 11th April 1988.

## 2 Amendment of Regulations

The Welfare Food Regulations 1988 are amended by inserting after regulation 18 the following regulation —
“Offences
18A A person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the following provisions of these Regulations, namely —
regulation 5(3);
regulation 6;
regulation 8(1)(b);
regulation 12(1);
regulation 12(3)(b);
regulation 17(1);
regulation 17(5),
shall be guilty of an offence under section 13 of the Social Security Act 1988 and liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding, for any one offence, level 3 on the standard scale.”.

## Signature

John Moore
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
21st Marcj 1988

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Welfare Food Regulations 1988 by specifying the provisions of those Regulations contravention of which, or failure to comply with which, is an offence. The provisions in question relate to the purchase of more than the correct entitlement to dried milk (regulation 5(3)), consumption of milk, dried milk or vitamins by persons other than those for whom they are intended (regulation 6), use of milk tokens otherwise than for particular purposes (regulation 8(1)(b)), the supply of milk where a supplier accepts a milk token (regulation 12(1)), return of milk tokens in certain circumstances (regulation 12(3)(b)), and the production of information and evidence and related matters (regulation 17(1) and (5)).

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