The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Regulations 2019

Made: 30th May 2019

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 31st May 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Social Security Act 1988 and section 175(4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 13(2) of the Social Security Act 1988, the Scottish Ministers have consulted the National Assembly for Wales.

PART 1 — Introduction

Citation, commencement and extent

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Regulations 2019.

• (2) These Regulations come into force on 12 August 2019, except regulation 21 and schedule 2 which come into force on 31 March 2020.

• (3) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

PART 2 — General interpretation

General interpretation

2

In these Regulations—

• “the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992

• “assessment period” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 21 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 ,

• “beneficiary” means an individual entitled to benefit as described in regulation 7 , 7A , 7B or 8,

• “Best Start Foods” means the types of food described in column 2 of the table in schedule 1,

• “child” means a person under 16 years of age or a person who is a dependant within the meaning of regulation 5,

• ...

• “state pension credit” means state pension credit under the State Pension Credit Act 2002,

• ... ...

• “the 2005 Regulations” means the Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005 ,

• “universal credit” means universal credit payable under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 .

PART 3 — Meaning of certain expressions concerning interpersonal relationships

Meaning of “partner”

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For the purposes of these Regulations, an individual is regarded as the partner of another individual if those two individuals would be regarded as a couple for the purposes of Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (see section 39 of that Act ).

Meaning of being “responsible” for a child

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• (1) An individual is to be regarded as responsible for a child only if at least one of sub-paragraphs (a) to (g) applies—

• (a) the child is a dependant of the individual,

• (b) the individual is one of the child's parents and—

• (i) normally lives with the child,

• (ii) is under 20 years of age, and

• (iii) is a dependant of another individual,

• (c) the child is treated in law as the child of the individual by virtue of an order under section 54 or section 54A of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 ,

• (d) the child is treated in law as the child of the individual by reason of an adoption either—

• (i) effected under the law of Scotland, or

• (ii) effected under the law of another country or jurisdiction and recognised by the law of Scotland,

• (e) the child is placed with the individual by an adoption agency,

• (f) the individual is a guardian of the child appointed by deed, will or by a court,

• (g) the individual is a kinship carer for the child.

• (2) In paragraph (1)(e), “adoption agency” means—

• (a) a local authority acting in its capacity as an adoption service provider under section 1 of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 ,

• (b) an adoption service provided as mentioned in paragraph 8(1)(b) of schedule 12 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 and registered under Part 5 of that Act,

• (c) an adoption agency within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 ,

• (d) an adoption agency within the meaning of article 3 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 .

Meaning of “dependant”

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• (1) In respect of any given week, an individual (“person A”) is to be regarded as the dependant of another individual (“person B”) only if—

• (a) paragraph (2) applies, or

• (b) in that week person B is a kinship carer for person A.

• (2) This paragraph applies where—

• (a) person B has been awarded—

• (i) ... child benefit or state pension credit in respect of the week in question (or for a period that includes that week), or

• (ii) universal credit for—

• (aa) an assessment period that includes the week in question, or

• (bb) an assessment period that ended immediately before the assessment period mentioned in sub-head (aa) started, and

• (b) person A is recognised to be a child for whom person B has responsibility in terms of that award of assistance.

• (3) It is immaterial for the purpose of this regulation that the award of assistance to person B referred to in paragraph (2) does not include any amount in respect of person A due to a rule that restricts the number of dependants in respect of whom person B can be given that type of assistance.

• (4) In this regulation “child benefit” means child benefit under section 141 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.

PART 4 — Entitlement

General

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• (1) An individual described in regulation 7, 7A, 7B or 8 is entitled to be paid benefit in accordance with the provisions of Part 5 of these Regulations.

• (1A) Subject to regulation 11(1A) to (1C), an individual described in regulation 7, regulation 7A or regulation 7B is not entitled to be paid benefit where another individual is being paid benefit in respect of the same pregnancy.

• (2) An individual is not entitled to be paid benefit under these Regulations in respect of any week in which they received, or are due to receive, benefit under the 2005 Regulations.

• (3) A person who is entitled to benefit under these Regulations only by virtue of payment of a kind of assistance mentioned in regulation 10(1)(h) does not cease to be so entitled until expiry of 8 weeks beginning with the day after the last day of the most recent completed assessment period for that kind of assistance.

• (4) A person who is entitled to benefit under these Regulations by virtue of payment of a kind of assistance mentioned in regulation 10(1)(c) to (g) does not cease to be so entitled until the expiry of 8 weeks beginning with the day after the last day on which the person is entitled to that kind of assistance.

Pregnant women

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• (1) For the purposes of regulation 6 an individual so described is—

• (a) a pregnant woman who—

• (i) is ordinarily resident in Scotland,

• (ii) is 18 years of age or older, and

• (iii) is, or is the partner ... of an individual who is, in receipt of a kind of assistance mentioned in regulation 10, including an individual who has been awarded a kind of assistance but has not yet received payment, or

• (b) a pregnant woman who is—

• (i) under 18 years of age, or

• (ii) a dependant (within the meaning of regulation 5) who is 18 or 19 years of age,

and meets the residence requirement in regulation 9.

• (2) If an individual described in paragraph (1)(b) reaches the age of 18 years or ceases to be a dependant before the end of their pregnancy, the individual remains entitled to benefit until the end of the pregnancy.

Children

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• (1) For the purposes of regulation 6 an individual so described is—

• (a) a child who is under 3 years of age, and—

• (i) for whom another individual is responsible, and

• (ii) the individual responsible for the child, or the partner of that individual, is—

• (aa) in receipt of a kind of assistance mentioned in regulation 10, including where the individual or their partner has been awarded a kind of assistance but has not yet received payment, and

• (bb) ordinarily resident in Scotland, or

• (b) a child who is under 3 years of age—

• (i) for whom another individual is responsible, and

• (ii) the individual responsible for the child, or the partner of that individual—

• (aa) is under 18 years of age,

• (bb) is a dependant (within the meaning of regulation 5) who is 18 or 19 years of age,

• (cc) was previously entitled to benefit by virtue of regulation 7(1)(b) or 7A(1)(b) in respect of a pregnancy which resulted in the birth of the child, or

• (dd) was previously entitled to benefit by virtue of regulation 7(1)(b) or 7A as they applied immediately before 26 February 2024, in respect of a pregnancy whilst resulted in the birth of the child,

and meets the residence requirement in regulation 9.

• (2) Where the individual responsible for the child mentioned in paragraph (1)(b), or the partner of that individual, turns 18 years of age or ceases to be a dependant, that child remains entitled to benefit until the later of—

• (a) the day on which the child turns one year of age,

• (b) the first anniversary of their estimated date of delivery, or

• (c) the day on which the individual responsible for them, or their partner, turns 18 years of age or ceases to be a dependant.

Residence requirement

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• (1) The residence requirement is—

• (a) the individual is ordinarily resident in Scotland, and

• (b) where neither the individual nor the individual’s partner has been awarded a kind of assistance mentioned in regulation 10, the condition set out in paragraph (2) is also met.

• (2) The condition is that the individual is—

• (a) habitually resident in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man,

• (aa) a person who, or has a partner who, is habitually resident in the European Economic Area or Switzerland and has been granted indefinite or limited leave to enter, or remain in, the United Kingdom under the Immigration Act 1971 by virtue of Appendix EU to the immigration rules made under section 3(2) of that Act (“the EU Settlement Scheme”),

• (aaa) a person who has made a valid application for indefinite or limited leave to enter, or remain in, the United Kingdom under the EU Settlement Scheme and that application is pending a final decision,

• (aab) a person who is a family member within the meaning of Article 9 of the EU withdrawal agreement,

• (ab) a person who—

• (i) has leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom granted under the immigration rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971, by virtue of—

• (ia) the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, or

• (ib) the previous scheme for locally-employed staff in Afghanistan (sometimes referred to as the ex-gratia scheme),

• (ii) has been granted discretionary leave outside the immigration rules as a dependant of a person referred to in sub-head (i), or

• (iii) has leave granted under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.

• (ac) a person who was residing in Ukraine immediately before 1 January 2022, left Ukraine in connection with the Russian invasion which took place on 24 February 2022 and—

• (i) has been granted leave in accordance with immigration rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971, ...

• (ii) has a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of that Act, or

• (iii) does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with section 3ZA of that Act,

• (ad) a person who was residing in Sudan before 15 April 2023, left Sudan in connection with the violence which rapidly escalated on 15 April 2023 in Khartoum and across Sudan and—

• (i) has been granted leave in accordance with immigration rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971,

• (ii) has a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of that Act, or

• (iii) does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with section 3ZA of that Act

• (ae) a person in Great Britain who was residing in Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights or Lebanon immediately before 7 October 2023, left Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights or Lebanon in connection with the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel on 7 October 2023 or the violence which rapidly escalated in the region following the attack and—

• (i) has been granted leave in accordance with immigration rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971,

• (ii) has a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of that Act, or

• (iii) does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with section 3ZA of that Act,

• (af) a person who—

• (i) was residing in Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories (the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza) or the occupied Golan Heights immediately before 13 June 2025,

• (ii) left Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories or the occupied Golan Heights in connection with the escalation of violence between Israel and Iran that began on that date,

• (iii) arrived in the United Kingdom on or before 13 December 2025, and

• (iv) satisfies one of the following criteria—

• (aa) has been granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom under or outside the immigration rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971,

• (bb) has a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of that Act, or

• (cc) does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with section 3ZA of that Act,

• (b) a refugee within the definition in Article 1 of the Convention relating to the status of refugees done at Geneva on 28 July 1951, as extended by article 1(2) of the protocol relating to the status of refugees done at New York on 31 January 1967,

• (c) a person who has been granted, or who is deemed to have been granted, leave outside the rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971 , ...

• (d) a person who has humanitarian protection granted under rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971, or

• (e) a person who—

• (i) is not a person who is subject to immigration control within the meaning of section 115(9) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (exclusion from benefits) , and

• (ii) is in the United Kingdom as a result of deportation, expulsion or other removal by compulsion of law from another country to the United Kingdom.

• (3) In this regulation“the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme” means the scheme announced by the United Kingdom Government on 18 August 2021.

Kinds of assistance

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• (1) The kinds of assistance referred to in regulations 7 to 9 and 20 are—

• (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (c) housing benefit,

• (d) income-based jobseeker’s allowance,

• (e) income-related employment and support allowance,

• (f) income support,

• (g) state pension credit,

• (h) universal credit in the period specified in paragraph (2).

• (2) The period is—

• (a) the most recent complete assessment period, or

• (b) the assessment period immediately preceding that assessment period.

• (2A) An individual is not to be regarded as having been awarded a kind of assistance for a day or a period if—

• (a) the award was made in error (whether or not induced by the individual), or

• (b) the sum awarded to the individual for the day or period is £0.

• (2B) In paragraph (2A)(b), the reference to “the sum awarded” means, in a case where a deduction has been made—

• (a) in respect of any liability the individual has to another person, or

• (b) by way of sanction,

the sum that would have been awarded had the deduction not been made.

• (3) In this regulation—

• ...

• “housing benefit” means housing benefit provided by virtue of a scheme under section 123(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 ,

• “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” means income-based jobseeker’s allowance within the meaning of the Jobseekers Act 1995,

• “income-related employment and support allowance” means income-related employment and support allowance payable under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007,

• “income support” means income support payable under Part 7 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992,

• ...

• ...

• ...

Entitlement – further provision

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• (1) Subject to paragraphs (1A) and (2) and regulation 18B , no beneficiary is entitled to benefit under these Regulations unless an application for such benefit has been approved by the Scottish Ministers.

• (1A) This paragraph applies where the Scottish Ministers receive an application in respect of an individual described in regulation 7, and they are also in receipt of—

• (a) an application in respect of an individual described in regulation 7A or an individual described in regulation 7B,

• (b) an application in respect of an individual described in regulation 7A and an individual described in regulation 7B, or

• (c) applications in respect of two or more individuals described in regulation 7B,

and each application relates to the same pregnancy.

• (1B) Where paragraph (1A) applies, the Scottish Ministers must—

• (a) approve the application in respect of the individual described in regulation 7 in priority to any application made in respect of an individual described in regulation 7A or 7B, and

• (b) cease any payment of this benefit to the individual described in regulation 7A or regulation 7B.

• (1C) Where—

• (a) the Scottish Ministers receive an application in respect of—

• (i) an individual described in regulation 7A and they are also in receipt of an application in respect of an individual described in regulation 7B, or

• (ii) an individual described in regulation 7B and are also in receipt of an application in respect of at least one other person described in regulation 7B, and

• (b) the applications mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) are made in connection with the same pregnant woman,

the Scottish Ministers must decide which of the individuals is entitled to benefit having regard to the circumstances of the pregnant woman and cease any payment of this benefit to the individual whom the Scottish Ministers decide is not entitled.

• (2) A child described in paragraph (2A) is entitled to benefit payable from the date of their birth.

• (2A) A child—

• (a) who is entitled to benefit by virtue of regulation 8,

• (b) who is under 4 months of age, and

• (c) for whom another individual is responsible, and that individual, their partner, the person on whom that individual was dependent, or the partner of that person—

• (i) was previously entitled to benefit by virtue of regulation 7, 7A or 7B in respect of the pregnancy which resulted in the birth of the child, and

• (ii) notifies the Scottish Ministers of the date of birth of the child.

• (3) If an individual described in regulations 7, 7A, 7B or 8—

• (a) has ceased to be entitled to benefit,

• (b) less than 12 weeks have elapsed since they ceased to be so entitled, and

• (c) can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Scottish Ministers that they are once again entitled,

then the Scottish Ministers may renew their entitlement without further process.

• (4) Where any provision of these Regulations requires or enables anything to be done by or in respect of a beneficiary and that beneficiary is a child as described in regulation 8, the provision is deemed to refer to the individual responsible for the child or the partner of that individual (as described in regulation 8(1)(a) or (b)).

• (5) Where a beneficiary is entitled to benefit under these Regulations, the Scottish Ministers may, where they consider it appropriate, give the benefit to another person (“the appropriate person”) to be used for the benefit of the beneficiary.

• (6) Where the Scottish Ministers consider, for any reason, that it is no longer appropriate for the appropriate person to continue to receive the benefit, they may cease giving the benefit to that person.

Change of circumstances affecting entitlement to benefit

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• (1) The persons mentioned in paragraph (2) must inform the Scottish Ministers of a change of circumstances affecting a beneficiary’s entitlement to benefit under these Regulations.

• (2) The persons are—

• (a) where the benefit is paid to a person other than the beneficiary under and in accordance with regulation 11(5) or regulation 12A(1)(b), the person to whom the benefit is paid, or

• (b) in any other case, the beneficiary.

PART 5 — Benefit to be given

Value of benefit

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• (1) The benefit to which an individual described in regulation 7, 7A or 7B is entitled is a payment to the value of £5.40 (“the basic rate”)for each week that individual is soentitled.

• (2) The benefit to which a child described in regulation 8(1)(a) or 8(1)(b) is entitled is payment for Best Start Foods to the value of—

• (a) double the basic rate for each week that the child is so entitled until the child has reached the age of one year, or has reached the first anniversary of their estimated date of delivery, whichever occurs later,

• (b) the basic rate for each week thereafter that the child is so entitled until the child has reached the age of 3 years.

• (3) A child, as described in regulation 8, is entitled to the full amount of payment for the week in which they reach the age of 3 years.

Form in which benefit is given

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• (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the payment mentioned in regulation 13 is to be given in the form of a payment card.

• (2) Where the Scottish Ministers consider it appropriate, they may pay the beneficiary an amount equal to the value on the payment card mentioned in paragraph (1).

• (3) Where paragraph (2) applies, an individual is not entitled to the credit on the payment card mentioned in paragraph (1).

Supporting breastfeeding

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Credit issued to a beneficiary who is a breastfed child may be used by the breastfeeding mother to purchase Best Start Foods for consumption by her.

Property in payment card

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• (1) Every payment card is the property of the Scottish Ministers.

• (2) Any person in possession of a payment card must, if requested to do so by the Scottish Ministers, produce or deliver the card within such time and to such place as the Scottish Ministers may specify.

PART 6 — Application of enactments and offences

Application of enactments - offences

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• (1) Section 112 (false representation for obtaining benefit) and section 113 (breach of regulations) of the 1992 Act have effect, for the purposes of the administration of the scheme provided for by these Regulations, subject to the modifications in paragraph (2).

• (2) The modifications are—

• (a) section 112(1) of the 1992 Act is to be read as if—

• (i) in subsection (1)—

• (aa) “or other payment” were omitted,

• (bb) “the relevant social security legislation” were substituted by “a scheme made under section 13 of the Social Security Act 1988”,

• (cc) “that legislation” were a reference to “such a scheme”, and

• (ii) subsections (1A) to (1F) were omitted.

• (b) section 113 is to be read as if, after subsection (1A)(a) there is inserted—

(aa) section 13 of the Social Security Act 1988 or subordinate legislation made, or having effect as if made, under it;

Further offences

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• (1) For the purposes of section 13(9) of the Social Security Act 1988, it is directed that section 113 of the 1992 Act has effect as if paragraph (2) had been made under it, subject to the modification in paragraph (3).

• (2) A person who fails to comply with regulation 12 or regulation 16(2) is guilty of an offence under these Regulations.

• (3) Section 113(3) of the 1992 Act has effect as if paragraph (b) were omitted.

PART 7 — Amendments, transitional arrangements and revocations

Amendment to the Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005

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• (1) The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005 are amended as follows.

• (2) In regulation 4 (claim for benefit), after paragraph (1) insert—

(1A) No application for a claim for benefit under this regulation may be made on or after 12 August 2019.

Transitional arrangements

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• (1) The benefit to which a child described in this regulation is entitled is credit for Best Start Foods.

• (2) For the purposes of this regulation a child so described is a child—

• (a) who is under 4 years of age,

• (b) who was 2 years of age or over at the date of application,

• (c) who was in receipt of benefit under the 2005 Regulations, as they apply to Scotland, either—

• (i) at the date of application, or

• (ii) less than 12 weeks prior to the date of application, and

• (d) for whom an individual described in paragraph (3) is responsible.

• (3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) the individual—

• (a) is, or is the partner or dependant of an individual who is, in receipt a kind of assistance mentioned in regulation 10, including an individual who has been awarded a kind of assistance but has not yet received payment, and

• (b) made an application under these Regulations on or before the 31 March 2020.

• (4) The benefit to which a child described in this regulation is entitled is credit for Best Start Foods to the value of £4.50 per week for each week that the child is entitled until the child has reached 4 years of age.

• (5) For the purposes of this regulation, “date of application” means the date on which an application made under these Regulations is received by the Scottish Ministers.

Revocations

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The instruments listed in column 1 of the table in schedule 2 are revoked to the extent specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that table.

SCHEDULE 1 — BEST START FOODS

Column 1Category of food	Column 2Type of food
Milk	Plain liquid cow's milk, including long life, pasteurised or ultra-heat treated varieties of milk, but not milk to or from which chemicals, vitamins, flavours or colours have been added or removed.
First infant formula milk	Infant formula based on cow's or goat's milk intended for particular nutritional use from birth by infants in good health ....
Fruit and vegetables	Fresh, frozen or canned fruit or vegetables, including loose, pre-packed, whole, sliced, chopped, or mixed fruit or vegetables, but not fruit or vegetables to which fat, salt, sugar, flavouring or any other ingredient has been added.
Pulses	Fresh, dried or canned pulses, including but not limited to lentils, beans, peas and barley, but not those to which fat, salt, sugar, flavouring or any other ingredient has been added.
Eggs	Fresh eggs

SCHEDULE 2 — REVOCATIONS

Column 1Instrument revoked	Column 2Reference	Column 3Extent of revocation
The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005	S.I. 2005/3262	Regulations 3, 4, 5(2), 5A, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 8A, 9(4)(c), 10, 17, 18 and schedule 2
The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2006	S.I. 2006/2818	Regulations 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2008	S.I. 2008/408	The whole Regulations
The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 3) Regulations 2008	S.I. 2008/1879	Regulation 10(3) and 10(4)
The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2009	S.I. 2009/295	The whole Regulations
The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2010	S.I. 2010/434	The whole Regulations
The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013	S.I. 2013/235	Paragraph 91(3) of schedule 2
The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2016	S.I. 2016/985	The whole Regulations
The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017	S.I. 2017/1032	Regulation 2

Signed

JOE FITZPATRICK — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 2019-05-30

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1988 c.7. Section 13 was substituted by section 185(1) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c.43) and amended by section 27(5) of the Scotland Act 2016 (c.11) (“the 2016 Act”). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) as read with section 32 of the 2016 Act.

[^f00002]: 1992 c.4. Section 175(4) was amended by paragraph 29(4) of schedule 3 of the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2).

[^f00003]: S.I. 2013/376, as amended by S.I. 2014/2887, S.I. 2015/1362 and S.I. 2018/65.

[^f00004]: 2002 c.21. Part 1 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 is repealed by schedule 14 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, subject to the savings provided for by article 3 of S.I. 2019/167.

[^f00005]: 2014 asp 8.

[^f00006]: 1995 c.36. Section 17(6) was amended by paragraph 9(4) of schedule 2 of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4), by paragraph 2(4) of schedule 5 of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 and by S.S.I. 2013/211.

[^f00007]: 1989 c.41. Section 105(4) was substituted by S.I. 2016/413.

[^f00008]: S.I. 1995/755 (N.I.2).

[^f00009]: S.I. 2005/3262.

[^f00010]: 2012 c.5.

[^f00011]: Section 39 is amended by S.I. 2014/3229.

[^f00012]: 2008 c.22. Section 54 was amended by paragraph 206 of schedule 11 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c.22), Part 1 of schedule 9 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c.9) and S.I. 2018/1413.

[^f00013]: 2007 asp 4.

[^f00014]: 2010 asp 8.

[^f00015]: 2002 c.38.

[^f00016]: S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I.22). Article 3 was amended by section 7 of the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c.11), paragraph 1(1)(d) of schedule 6 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c.1), S.I. 1994/429 and S.I. 2003/431.

[^f00017]: 1971 c.77.

[^f00018]: S.I. 2005/1379, which is prospectively revoked by regulation 52 of the Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/745).

[^f00019]: 1999 c.33.

[^f00020]: S.I. 2002/2005. Regulation 7D was inserted by S.I. 2009/1829 and amended by S.I. 2012/848.

[^f00021]: S.I. 2006/213.

[^f00022]: S.I. 2013/376.

[^f00023]: 1992 c.4. Section 123(1) was relevantly amended by paragraph 1(1) of schedule 9 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14).

[^f00024]: 2002 c.21. Part 1 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 is repealed by schedule 14 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, subject to the savings provided for by article 3 of S.I. 2019/167.

[^f00025]: 2002 c.16.

[^f00026]: 1992 c.5. Section 112 was relevantly amended by paragraph 4 of schedule 1 of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c.47), paragraph 6 of schedule 6 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19) (“the 2002 Act”) and section 16(3) of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (c.11). Section 113 was relevantly amended by paragraph 7(2) of schedule 6 of the 2000 Act and Part 1 of schedule 2 of the National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Act 2004 (c.3).

[^f00027]: S.I. 2005/3262.

[^f00028]: S.S.I. 2007/549.

[^f00029]: S.I. 2007/3521.

Editorial notes

[^c23760921]: 1988 c.7. Section 13 was substituted by section 185(1) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c.43) and amended by section 27(5) of the Scotland Act 2016 (c.11) (“the 2016 Act”). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) as read with section 32 of the 2016 Act.

[^c23760931]: 1992 c.4. Section 175(4) was amended by paragraph 29(4) of schedule 3 of the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2).

[^c23760941]: S.I. 2013/376, as amended by S.I. 2014/2887, S.I. 2015/1362 and S.I. 2018/65.

[^c23761001]: S.I. 2005/3262.

[^c23761011]: 2012 c.5.

[^c23761021]: Section 39 is amended by S.I. 2014/3229.

[^c23761031]: 2008 c.22. Section 54 was amended by paragraph 206 of schedule 11 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c.22), Part 1 of schedule 9 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c.9) and S.I. 2018/1413.

[^c23761041]: 2007 asp 4.

[^c23761051]: 2010 asp 8.

[^c23761061]: 2002 c.38.

[^c23761071]: S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I.22). Article 3 was amended by section 7 of the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c.11), paragraph 1(1)(d) of schedule 6 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c.1), S.I. 1994/429 and S.I. 2003/431.

[^c23761081]: 1971 c.77.

[^c23761101]: 1999 c.33.

[^c23761141]: 1992 c.4. Section 123(1) was relevantly amended by paragraph 1(1) of schedule 9 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14).

[^c23761181]: S.I. 2005/3262.

[^c23761191]: S.S.I. 2007/549.

[^c23761201]: S.I. 2007/3521.

[^key-b3cbc073c2e9b7605179bf451de572d7]: Sch. 2 in force at 31.3.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-a685d9f5f177bc9de8174b7cebd1d9bc]: Reg. 18 substituted (11.8.2019) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/232), regs. 1, 5

[^key-81ecdec6fddd312caa10cd975eec19c2]: Words in reg. 2 inserted (11.8.2019) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/232), regs. 1, 3

[^key-8006d45180e52bd63641bdce74b409d3]: Words in reg. 17(1) substituted (11.8.2019) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/232), regs. 1, 4(a)

[^key-4ffc984dcbdaf501a4820c497e8e11b4]: Words in reg. 17(2)(b) inserted (11.8.2019) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/232), regs. 1, 4(b)

[^key-c6dfcce47060eb6f3f4229ddc09a1c36]: Reg. 1 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-8902c3ba99c2516bc577a2bf82bb0205]: Reg. 2 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-5db95b6f52ffe018758d8f7e5e6e2efe]: Reg. 3 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-04409f6fff3581d6b95946c4f60d46f9]: Reg. 4 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-bd672d36cd035d709753c7530595b2d6]: Reg. 5 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-de80b607516d65d0da94a73a9a80c290]: Reg. 6 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-ab9716be8218e3ffb5531883f4b0c1c9]: Reg. 7 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-ecdfa7f1cfa30ec664af162afbb266f9]: Reg. 8 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-dabe6557fe3c27e9ede23678752611ba]: Reg. 9 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-4129c359ed0b253397a30dbb055410aa]: Reg. 10 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-b71eefdfec065175890d50925b63e4fe]: Reg. 11 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-b3b964697ccd07ca7de3ae135808fce0]: Reg. 12 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-21378a053ab67ee7edfdb0b11da7d982]: Reg. 13 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-5fb814faf7be19f061a2a9541f476625]: Reg. 14 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-1abf43c6363550c1fa0f1b01a729103d]: Reg. 15 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-ff3f2f946346735504c8b5149f185ffc]: Reg. 16 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-16c673c73af45a39552cb4f643aeac1f]: Reg. 17 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-3d97319147fc2cb90eb5ec3a615bb826]: Reg. 18 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-b72f904c557ad9f60d2de2dbed45c8de]: Reg. 19 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-ebc581a056260af017c0a2999095f527]: Reg. 20 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-b7578bde8e7d09a893561e9bc82c3f54]: Sch. 1 in force at 12.8.2019, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-2016ae18db5a6c288e0355285abd47af]: Words in sch. 1 Table omitted (22.2.2020) by virtue of The Foods for Specific Groups (Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/6), regs. 1(1), 7(2)

[^key-06389b7090d7e4735baeac69ae5a2030]: Reg. 21 in force at 31.3.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-fe7bfcabdd5e10c22864a7dd7ba68b21]: Words in reg. 9(2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Social Security Co-ordination (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendments etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/399), regs. 1, 4(2)(a)

[^key-d2ba749147c585eb36fa7c769bc2e790]: Sum in reg. 20(4) substituted (1.8.2021) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/221), regs. 1, 5

[^key-3331d5857c836a4f0f5fcddf7129f3d9]: Reg. 9(3) inserted (15.9.2021) by The Social Security (Residence Requirements) (Afghanistan) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/320), regs. 1(1), 4(3)

[^key-8b0bd265c848ecc0bec26cbfbbd0484b]: Reg. 9(2)(ab) inserted (15.9.2021) by The Social Security (Residence Requirements) (Afghanistan) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/320), regs. 1(1), 4(2)

[^key-a14b52ed9dc6e18f5eb852caf616d2e7]: Reg. 9(2)(ac) inserted (22.3.2022 at 5.40 p.m.) by The Social Security (Residence Requirements) (Ukraine) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/108), regs. 1(1), 5(2)

[^key-fef28d892f162d28872d0f33ab50ef92]: Words in reg. 9(2)(c) omitted (22.3.2022 at 5.40 p.m.) by virtue of The Social Security (Residence Requirements) (Ukraine) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/108), regs. 1(1), 5(3)

[^key-3ebedd8c0c4804c74fe8917bc2df55cf]: Reg. 12A inserted (2.7.2022) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/167), regs. 1, 7

[^key-8fcc438491c7534cefdc15b31841488f]: Word in reg. 2 inserted (2.7.2022) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/167), regs. 1, 3

[^key-69cbea8d4927052dcf8cfc57f551afdd]: Words in reg. 11(1) substituted (2.7.2022) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/167), regs. 1, 6(a)

[^key-a4decbe632c6bd5c3e014ff0b7a9b476]: Reg. 5A inserted (14.11.2022) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendment and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/336), regs. 1(1), 3(4)

[^key-71a3b6e281a0cd8433555aba1ff9853a]: Words in reg. 2 omitted (14.11.2022) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendment and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/336), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(a)

[^key-d387c616783c2121a161eea81c5b94b1]: Word in reg. 2 omitted (14.11.2022) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendment and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/336), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(b)

[^key-8f3a8dc7f9c198f64d01a04cfc4868cd]: Words in reg. 4(1)(c) inserted (14.11.2022) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendment and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/336), regs. 1(1), 3(3)

[^key-00bcacabe7e0712f78d02e83ee58fb46]: Word in reg. 9(2)(ac)(i) omitted (14.11.2022) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendment and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/336), regs. 1(1), 3(5)(a)

[^key-7ba46a968791412d0dc5cdbe6e52f682]: Word in reg. 9(2)(ac)(ii) inserted (14.11.2022) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendment and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/336), regs. 1(1), 3(5)(b)

[^key-07bef56b24a6607ded933845a8d802ad]: Reg. 9(2)(ac)(iii) inserted (14.11.2022) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendment and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/336), regs. 1(1), 3(5)(c)

[^key-fdccf00e8e41be0406957eddd356e509]: Reg. 9(2)(ad) inserted (17.5.2023 at 5.54 p.m.) by The Social Security (Residence Requirements) (Sudan) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(1), 5(2)

[^key-eb1e9c1223795df940b164914e17d649]: Reg. 9(2)(ae) inserted (26.10.2023 at 5.38 p.m.) by The Social Security (Residence and Presence Requirements) (Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights and Lebanon) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/309), regs. 1(2), 5(2)

[^key-d156e584e8693d6c64176593f674962c]: Pt. 6A inserted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(16) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-365e3953de78e3e16f25d5be09f80636]: Reg. 7B inserted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(7) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-fe6a3a09336d98ec00a522c5cd5cf5eb]: Word in reg. 2 inserted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(a) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-11a9f830d74a851ed1361e7458afc749]: Words in reg. 2 inserted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(b) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-64a1dff0a4b2218899224d9051a5dadc]: Reg. 5(4) inserted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(c) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-af45a5bac0985e20db54200ca60b3eb9]: Words in reg. 5(2)(a)(ii)(bb) substituted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(a) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-0382f736623c6dd21ed279daa5ac4b60]: Word in reg. 5(3) inserted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(b) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-2d8ee6f0571f562101d70e9c758765f6]: Reg. 6(4) inserted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(c) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-8c2447683b6ecff44b0b64115b6702a4]: Words in reg. 6(1) substituted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(a) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-032dfdceb1ad961d49023292ff1d2d3e]: Reg. 6(1A) substituted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(b) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-517ef944f617a6d7cd9c516c4220d27f]: Words in reg. 7(1)(a)(iii) omitted (26.2.2024) by virtue of The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(a) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-f9c14c64c490a48c53fca4c36c55ef0f]: Reg. 7(1)(b) substituted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(b) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-2c51759c6cd35bb5f071e380bd129fbd]: Reg. 7(2) substituted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(c) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-fa395d909457512bc37d62a52f3e8f38]: Reg. 7A substituted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(6) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-b11c1ca0b14e4408bfef85227ab712e9]: Reg. 8 substituted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(8) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-24bfa007c6517225536675ce1cd864d1]: Words in reg. 9(1)(b) substituted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(9)(a) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-e2ac247b510548ccd1c8c3474ca52113]: Reg. 9(2)(aa) substituted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(9)(b) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-eea0ec7fa1c823afcfd8fe7f760da3e4]: Reg. 10(2A)(2B) inserted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(10)(b) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-162c08436bd7069bcf49e7650590c53b]: Words in reg. 10(3) inserted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(10)(c)(ii) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-03f5a0e534c3d97f77bb8e8ff69c5084]: Words in reg. 10(3) omitted (26.2.2024) by virtue of The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(10)(c)(i) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-aa6773eb1ace29bb339a053f0e7c9152]: Reg. 10(1)(a)-(h) substituted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(10)(a) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-24450f0bbab3c32a6ada1d2d8825a4c1]: Reg. 12 substituted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(12) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-331429bab52d749e679dfdd9b0b1d51e]: Reg. 11(5)(6) inserted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(11)(f) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-3ecae138fdd37085d900124568e26f34]: Words in reg. 11(1) inserted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(11)(a) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-b22308c426d883d2ad3b2593a25872da]: Reg. 11(1A)-(1C) substituted for reg. 11(1A) (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(11)(b) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-455f6a20e1d3eb891db937a577898da9]: Reg. 11(2)(2A) substituted for reg. 11(2) (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(11)(c) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-2a160398b76d0d5907dc4b592ec45e31]: Words in reg. 11(3) substituted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(11)(d) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-4a222a2c5f9725dd3e8cc78901ec1f2f]: Reg. 11(4) substituted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(11)(e) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-b4a877b0fd31bd04b5299848792f9d5d]: Reg. 12A(4A) inserted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(13)(b) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-9d9026d06ff05f27af7aff0f0fb52307]: Words in reg. 12A(2) substituted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(13)(a) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-bd2475c863754980c20473ec25b5d0a1]: Words in reg. 12A(6) inserted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(13)(c) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-a7d6868dade11028d32d55dbafe939be]: Reg. 12A(6A) inserted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(13)(d) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-b6210ddac6ff5ba004d3ede3f00cd2af]: Reg. 12A(9A) inserted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(13)(e) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-8e408d0daf190072500ad553b5ff5a7d]: Words in reg. 12A(10) inserted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(13)(f) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-ca5ef248a412bc94a32d2cb2c249eccf]: Word in reg. 12A(11)(a) omitted (26.2.2024) by virtue of The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(13)(g)(i) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-a4c8dbdba76d11e0e2c468de4e380688]: Words in reg. 12A(11)(b) substituted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(13)(g)(ii) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-a5eac34e45354c857571459741f64a3a]: Reg. 12A(11)(c) inserted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(13)(g)(iii) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-75bb36e131941437f32f556fd2589fdd]: Reg. 12A(12A) inserted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(13)(h) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-e5617960f517a0f9b00abbc63068f680]: Words in reg. 12A(13) substituted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(13)(i) (with regs. 3, 4)

[^key-6cff5fa84f9ed39c0e234c9943638a14]: Reg. 13(1) substituted (26.2.2024) by The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/371), regs. 1(1), 2(14)(a) (with regs. 3, 4)