# The Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2015 S.I. 2015/917 · made 25 March 2015 These Regulations amend the Welfare Food Regulations 1996 (“the 1996 Regulations”). PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-food-amendment-regulations-2015/pdf/uksi_20150917_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-food-amendment-regulations-2015/pdf/uksiem_20150917_en.pdf ## Introductory text Food Made 25th March 2015 Laid before Parliament 27th March 2015 Coming into force 1st July 2015 The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Social Security Act 1988 as saved by the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Savings) Order 2005, and section 175(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 makes the following Regulations. ## 1 Citation and Commencement These Regulations may be cited as the Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st July 2015. ## 2 Amendment of the Welfare Food Regulations 1996 (1) The Welfare Food Regulations 1996 are amended as follows. (2) In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation), for the definition of “dried milk” substitute— ““dried milk” means any infant formula specified in Schedule 1;”. (3) For Schedule 1 substitute the following— “SCHEDULE 1 Dried Milk Specified for the Purpose of the Regulations Regulation 2(1) SMA First Infant Milk powder SMA Comfort Easy to Digest Infant Milk powder SMA Extra Hungry Infant Milk powder Cow & Gate First Infant Milk powder Cow & Gate Comfort powder Cow & Gate Infant Milk for Hungrier Babies powder HiPP Organic Combiotic First Infant Milk powder HiPP Organic Combiotic Hungry Infant Milk powder Aptamil First Milk from birth powder Aptamil Comfort from birth powder Aptamil Hungry Milk from birth powder”. ## Signature Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health. Dan Poulter Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health 25th March 2015 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of these Regulations) These Regulations amend the Welfare Food Regulations 1996 (“the 1996 Regulations”). Regulation 2: amends Schedule 1 to the 1996 Regulations in order to change the list of dried milks specified in that Schedule for the purpose of those Regulations and makes a consequential amendment to the definition of dried milk contained in regulation 2(1) of those Regulations. No impact assessment has been prepared in relation to this instrument as it has no or minimal impact on business, charities, voluntary bodies or the public sector. An explanatory memorandum is available alongside this instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk or copies may be obtained from Richmond House, 79 Whitehall, London SW1A 2NS. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/917 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-food-amendment-regulations-2015 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.