The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020

Transitional Provision E+W

31.—(1) The principal Regulations, as they applied immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations, continue to apply as if the amendments made by regulations 3 to 18, with the exception of [F1 regulations 9(c) and 17], had not been made in relation to a case where—

(a) (i) a beneficiary seeks to exchange a voucher for Healthy Start food at a food outlet;

(ii) a beneficiary has—

(aa) prior to the coming into force of these Regulations, failed to receive a benefit as set out in regulation 10(1) of the principal Regulations; or

(bb) failed to receive a benefit represented by a voucher in the circumstances set out in regulation 10(2) of the principal Regulations;

(iii) a food outlet has accepted a voucher from a beneficiary and failed on that occasion to supply Healthy Start food to the beneficiary as provided for in regulation 13(3) of the principal Regulations; or

(iv) a food outlet makes a claim for payment in relation to a voucher in accordance with the principal Regulations;

(b) the voucher referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(i), (ii)(bb) and (iv) is in paper form; and

(c) the food outlet referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(i), (iii) and (iv) was registered as a food outlet under regulation 12 of the principal Regulations prior to the coming into force of these Regulations.

(2) The terms used in this regulation [F2 , with the exception of “Healthy Start food”,] have the same meaning as in the principal Regulations as they applied immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations.

[F3 (3) In this regulation, “Healthy Start food” has the same meaning as in the principal Regulations.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 31(1) substituted (E.) (30.7.2020) by The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/665), regs. 1(1), 2(a)

F2 Words in reg. 31(2) inserted (E.) (30.7.2020) by The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/665), regs. 1(1), 2(b)

F3 Reg. 31(3) inserted (E.) (30.7.2020) by The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/665), regs. 1(1), 2(c)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 31 in force at 6.4.2020, see reg. 1(2)