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”.