# The Welfare Food Regulations 1988, Regulation 14: Absence of certain beneficiaries for a week


Where–
(a) a beneficiary, who is either a child who has not attained the age of 5 years or a handicapped child, is absent from his usual place of residence for any period of 7 consecutive days; and
(b) the person for the time being in charge of that child has provided him with 7 pints, or as the case may be, 4 litres of milk,
that person shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Regulations, be entitled to retain a milk token issued in respect of such a child and to use it free from all restrictions as to the use of the milk so obtained.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/536/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-food-regulations-1988/regulation-14
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