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The Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 1998

S.I. 1998/691 · Made 11 March 1998

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Made 11th March 1998

Laid before Parliament 16th March 1998

Coming into force 6th April 1998

The Secretary of State for Health in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13(3) and (4) of the Social Security Act 1988f1 and section 175(2) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f2 and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1988 c. 7. Section 13 was amended by section 21(1) of, and paragraph 8(11) of Schedule 6 to, the Social Security Act 1990 (c. 27).

f2

1992 c. 4. Section 175(2) to (5) is applied by section 15A of the Social Security Act 1988 which section was inserted by section 21(1) of, and paragraph 8(10) of Schedule 6 to, the Social Security Act 1990 and amended by section 4 of, and paragraph 96 of Schedule 2 to, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of regulation 7 of the Welfare Food Regulations 1996
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 6th April 1998.

2Amendment of regulation 7 of the Welfare Food Regulations 1996

In regulation 7(1) of the Welfare Food Regulations 1996f1 (purchase of dried milk at a reduced price) for “£3.75” there shall be substituted “£3.85”.

Signature

Frank Dobson

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State,

Department of Health

11th March 1998

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend regulation 7 of the Welfare Food Regulations 1996 to increase the price payable for dried milk by a person entitled to purchase it at a reduced price, from £3.75 to £3.85 for 900 grammes per week.