# The Welfare Food Amendment Regulations 1994, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Welfare Food Regulations 1988 (“the principal Regulations”).
Regulation 3 amends regulation 4 of the principal Regulations (additional milk or dried milk for children in day care) to enable certain persons looking after or providing day care to children under the age of 5 who are not required to be registered under the Children Act 1989 as registered childminders or day care providers to apply to the Secretary of State for approval to participate in the arrangements to provide milk or dried milk under that regulation. Children are entitled to free milk for each day on which they are looked after or provided with day care for 2 hours or more.
Regulation 4 amends regulation 5 of the principal Regulations (purchase of welfare food) by increasing the price paid for dried milk by a person entitled to purchase it from £3.40 to £3.50 for 900 grammes per week.
Regulation 5 amends Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations to take account of changes in the names of two dried milk products.
Regulation 6 amends Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations to require additional information to be provided on applications submitted under regulation 4.
Regulation 7 requires suppliers submitting milk tokens with a claim for reimbursement to provide a description of their business.
Regulation 8 makes consequential revocations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2004/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-food-amendment-regulations-1994/note
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