The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2009

• Citation: S.I. 2009/295
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on the 6th April 2009.

(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005 .

Section 2 Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations

(1) Regulation 3 (entitlement to benefit) of the principal Regulations is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (3)(a)(iii), (d)(iii) and (e)(ii)(aa), for the sum of “£15,575” substitute “£16,040”.

(3) In paragraph (3)(a)(iii) and (d)(iii), for “except as provided for under paragraph (7) the person is not entitled to working tax credit ” substitute “the person is not entitled to working tax credit or is treated as not being so entitled by virtue of paragraph (7)”.

(4) For paragraph (3)(e)(ii)(bb) substitute—

(bb) either is not entitled to working tax credit or is treated as not being so entitled by virtue of paragraph (7).

Section 3 Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 8(3) (issue of voucher) of the principal Regulations , for the sum of “£3.00” substitute “£3.10”.

Section 4 Amendment to Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations

For paragraph 4(1)(a)(iii) of Schedule 2 of the principal Regulations , substitute—

(iii) child tax credit, where the relevant income of the person or persons to whom the award of child tax credit is made under section 14 of the Tax Credit Act 2002 is determined at the time of the award not to exceed £16,040, and the person is either not entitled to working tax credit or is treated as not being so entitled by virtue of regulation 3(7); or