The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Savings) Order 2005

• Citation: S.I. 2005/2279
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Savings) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 7th October 2005.

(2) In this Order—

“the 1988 Act ” means the Social Security Act 1988 ;

“the 1996 Regulations ” means the Welfare Food Regulations 1996 ; and

“the 2003 Act ” means the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003.

Section 2 Welfare Food Regulations 1996

Subject to any provision made by regulations under section 13 of the 1988 Act (benefits under schemes for improving nutrition: pregnant women, mothers and children) following the commencement of section 185 of the 2003 Act (replacement of the Welfare Food Schemes: Great Britain) —

(a) the 1996 Regulations shall continue to have effect, and

(b) section 13 of the 1988 Act as in force immediately before commencement of section 185 shall continue to have effect for the purpose of enabling provision to be made amending or revoking the 1996 Regulations,

notwithstanding the commencement of section 185.