PART 3Welfare benefits and employment support
Welfare benefits
27Welfare foods
1
In Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998, Section F1 is amended as follows.
2
In the Exceptions, after exception 8 (see section 26 above) insert—
Exception 9
The subject-matter of section 13 of the Social Security Act 1988 (benefits under schemes for improving nutrition: pregnant women, mothers and children).
3
In the Interpretation provision, at the end insert—
The reference to the subject-matter of section 13 of the Social Security Act 1988 is to be construed as a reference to it as at the day on which section 27 of the Scotland Act 2016 comes into force (and, accordingly, paragraph 5(1) of Part 3 of this Schedule does not apply to that reference).
4
Omit Section J5 (welfare foods).
5
In the Social Security Act 1988, in section 13(2) (benefits under schemes for improving nutrition: consultation) omit “the Scottish Ministers and”.