# The Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2002

S.I. 2002/550 · made 5 March 2002

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 (Section 175)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-food-amendment-regulations-2002/pdf/uksi_20020550_en.pdf

## Introductory text

FOOD
Made 5th March 2002
Laid before Parliament 11th March 2002
Coming into force 1st April 2002
The Secretary of State for Health in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 13(3) and (4) of the Social Security Act 1988 and section 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) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Welfare Food Regulations 1996.

## 2 Amendment of regulation 7 of the principal Regulations

(1) Regulation 7 of the principal Regulations (purchase of dried milk at a reduced price) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In paragraph 7(1)(c), for “£4.05”, there shall be substituted “£4.10”; and
(3) In paragraph 7(1A), for “£71” there shall be substituted “£72.20”.

## 3 Revocations

The following Regulations are revoked—
The Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 1997
The Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 1998
The Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 1999
The Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2001.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Yvette Cooper
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
5th March 2002

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Welfare Food Regulations 1996 (“the principal Regulations”).
Regulation 2(2) amends regulation 7(1)(c) of the principal Regulations to increase the purchase price of 900 grammes of dried milk by 5 pence to £4.10.
Regulation 2(3) amends regulation 7(1A) to increase from £71 to £72.20 the amount of the reduction in the appropriate maximum not to be exceeded to establish entitlement to working families' tax credit for the purposes of regulation 7(1).
Regulation 3 revokes previous amending Regulations.

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