# The Welfare Food Regulations 1988, Regulation 16: Property in, and replacement and cancellation of, milk tokens


(1) Every milk token is and shall remain the property of the Secretary of State.
(2) The Secretary of State may replace milk tokens which have been lost.
(3) Where a supplier or a beneficiary to or in respect of whom replacement milk tokens have been issued subsequently finds the milk tokens supposed to have been lost, he shall deliver the latter forthwith to any office of the Department of Health and Social Security.
(4) The Secretary of State may cancel any milk token which cannot be validly used under these Regulations.
(5) Any beneficiary or supplier holding milk tokens shall, when requested by the Secretary of State, produce or deliver to the Secretary of State all milk tokens in his possession within such time and to such place as the Secretary of State may direct in writing.
(6) A supplier who has accepted a milk token from a beneficiary but loses it before supplying milk against it or returning it to the beneficiary shall notify the Secretary of State of the loss.
(7) Where any beneficiary holding milk tokens ceases to be entitled to them under these Regulations, he shall forthwith deliver them to any office of the Department of Health and Social Security.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/536/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-food-regulations-1988/regulation-16
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