The Welfare Foods (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

3.—(1) For regulation 2(1)(a) of the principal Regulations (Free milk, dried milk and vitamins), substitute –

“(a)an expectant or nursing 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

(iii)a guarantee credit.”

(2) For regulation 2(1)(b) of the principal Regulations (Free milk, dried milk and vitamins), substitute –

“(b)a child, who has not attained the age of five years, 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(1) provided that

• the relevant income of the person or persons to whom the award is made under section 14 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 is determined at the time of the award not to exceed £13,230; and

• the person is not entitled to working tax credit(2); or.”

(3) For regulation 2(2)(a) of the principal Regulations (Free milk, dried milk and vitamins), substitute –

“(a)an expectant or nursing 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

(iii)a guarantee credit.”.

(4) After regulation 2(2)(a) insert –

“(aa)an expectant or nursing mother who is, or is a member of the family of a person who is, entitled to child tax credit, provided that

• the relevant income of the person 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 £13,230; and

• the person is not entitled to working tax credit.”.

(5) For regulation 2(2)(b) of the principal Regulations (Free milk, dried milk and vitamins), substitute –

“(b)a child who has not attained the age of five years, 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 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 £13,230; and

• the person is not entitled to working tax credit.”.

(6) In regulation 2(3) for the words from “documentary evidence” to the end there shall be substituted –

• “documentary evidence of entitlement to –

  (i)

  income support; or

  (ii)

  an income based jobseeker’s allowance; or

  (iii)

  a guarantee credit; or

  (iv)

  child tax credit, provided that

  • the relevant income of the person 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 £13,230; and

  • the person is not entitled to working tax credit.”.