# The Welfare Foods (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

S.R. 2005/190 · made 4 April 2005

These Regulations further amend the Welfare Foods Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 (“the principal Regulations”).

Made under: Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (Article 13, Section 171)

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## Introductory text

WELFARE FOODS
Made 4th April 2005
Coming into operation 6th April 2005
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 13(3) and (4) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 and section 171(2) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Welfare Foods (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2005.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Welfare Foods Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988.

## 2 Amendment of the principal Regulations

The principal Regulations are amended as follows –
(a) in regulations 2(1)(b)(iii), 2(2)(aa), 2(2)(b)(iii), 2(3)(iv), 4(1A)(a), 10(1)(iv) and paragraph 3 of Schedule 3A for the sum of “£13,480” whenever it appears, there is substituted “£13,910”.
(b) in regulation 4 (Purchase of dried milk at a reduced price) in paragraphs (1)(a) and (1A) for the sum of “£14,600”, there is substituted “£15,050”.

## 3 Revocations

Regulations 2(2) and 4(a) of the Welfare Foods (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 are hereby revoked

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 4th April 2005.
L.S.
Deirdre Kenny
Senior Officer of the
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations further amend the Welfare Foods Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 (“the principal Regulations”).
Regulation 2(a) amends regulations 2(1)(b)(iii), 2(2)(aa), 2(2)(b)(iii), 2(3)(iv) (Free milk, dried milk and vitamins), 4(1A)(a) (Purchase of dried milk at a reduced price), 10(1)(iv) (Inability to obtain free vitamins) and paragraph 3(d) of Schedule 3A to the principal Regulations. It raises to £13,910 the figure for the income level that determines whether a person receiving Child Tax Credit but not Working Tax Credit and who meets other conditions is entitled to benefit under the Scheme.
Regulation 2(b) further amends regulation 4 to raise to £15,050 the figure for the maximum income level that determines whether a person entitled to tax credits and who meets other conditions is entitled to purchase dried milk at a reduced price under the Scheme.
Regulation 3 revokes previous amending Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/190 (the official version)
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