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Regulation 3 Entitlement to free milkI1F1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Subject to F2paragraphs (3A) and (4) and the provisions as to milk tokens in Parts III and IV, any person specified in paragraph (2) F3other than a person who resides in an area specified in Schedule 1 to the Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005, is entitled to receive milk for personal consumption, in accordance with these Regulations, free of charge.

(F42)

For the purposes of paragraph (1), the person specified is any of the following in Great Britain—

(a)

an expectant mother who is, or is a member of the family of a person who is entitled to—

(i)

income support; or

(ii)

an income based jobseeker’s allowance; or

F5(iii)

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(F6iv)

child tax credit, provided that the relevant income of the person or persons to whom the award of child tax credit is made under section 14 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 is determined at the time of the award not to exceed F7£14,155, and the person is not entitled to working tax credit;

(b)

a child who has attained the age of one year but is under the age of five years and who is a member of the family of a person who is entitled to—

(i)

income support; or

(ii)

an income based jobseeker’s allowance; or

(iii)

child tax credit, provided that the relevant income of the person or persons to whom the award of child tax credit is made under section 14 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 is determined at the time of the award not to exceed F8£14,155, and the person is not entitled to working tax credit; F9...

F10(c)

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F11(3)

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(F123A)

No expectant mother shall be entitled to milk unless she first submits to the Secretary of State a claim in writing that includes the information, and is supported by the written evidence and declaration, specified in Schedule 2A;

(3B)

An expectant mother’s entitlement under paragraph (2)(a) shall begin from the date that her claim complying with the requirements of paragraph (3A) is received by the Secretary of State.

F13(4)

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(5)

A beneficiary’s entitlement under this regulation is to milk at the rate of seven 568 millilitre measures a week or, where milk is supplied in multiples of 500 millilitres only, eight 500 millilitre measures a weekf1.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Reg. 3 revoked (with exceptions) (27.11.2006) by The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2818), regs. 1, 11(6)(7)(b) (with reg. 12)

F2

Words in reg. 3(1) substituted (1.10.2004) by The Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/723), regs. 1(2), 3(2) (with reg. 7)

F3

Words in reg. 3(1) inserted (28.11.2005) by The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3262), regs. 1, 16(a) (with reg. 17)

F4

Reg. 3(2) substituted (18.7.2003) by The Welfare Food (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1864), regs. 1(2), 3

F5

Reg. 3(2)(a)(iii) revoked (28.11.2005) by The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3262), regs. 1, 18(5)

F6

Reg. 3(2)(a)(iv) inserted (1.10.2004) by The Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/723), regs. 1(2), 3(3) (with reg. 7)

F7

Sum in reg. 3(2)(a)(iv) substituted (6.4.2006) by The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/589), regs. 1(2), 2(1)(a)

F8

Sum in reg. 3(2)(b)(iii) substituted (6.4.2006) by The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/589), regs. 1(2), 2(1)(a)

F9

Word in reg. 3(2)(b)(iii) deleted (28.11.2005) by The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3262), regs. 1, 18(2)

F10

Reg. 3(2)(c) revoked (28.11.2005) by The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3262), regs. 1, 18(5)

F11

Reg. 3(3) repealed (28.11.2005) by The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3262), regs. 1, 18(5)

F12

Reg. 3(3A)(3B) inserted (1.10.2004) by The Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/723), regs. 1(2), 3(4) (with reg. 7)

F13

Reg. 3(4) revoked (28.11.2005) by The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3262), regs. 1, 18(5)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 3 in force at 27.6.1996, see reg. 1

Footnotes

f1

A 568 millilitre measure is equivalent to 1 pint and a 500 millilitre measure is half a litre.