Education Act 1996

[F1 512ZB Provision of free school lunches and milk E+W

(1) Where the [F2 local authority] provide a school lunch in accordance with section 512(3) to a person who is eligible for free lunches, the authority shall provide the meal free of charge.

(2) For this purpose a person is eligible for free lunches if—

(a) he is within subsection (4), and

(b) a request that the school lunches be provided free of charge has been made by him or on his behalf to the authority.

(3) Where a [F2 local authority] exercise their power under subsection (1) of section 512 to provide a person within paragraph (a) or (c) of that subsection with milk, the authority shall provide the milk free of charge if—

(a) the person is within subsection (4), and

(b) a request that the milk be provided free of charge has been made by him or on his behalf to the authority.

(4) A person [F3 (“C”)] is within this subsection if—

(a) [F4 C's parent] is—

(i) in receipt of income support,

(ii) in receipt of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance (payable under the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18)),

[F5 (iia) in receipt of an income-related employment and support allowance,] [F6 or]

(iii) in receipt of support provided under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33), or

F7 (iv) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F8 (aa) C meets any conditions prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph and C's parent is, in such circumstances as may be so prescribed—

(i) in receipt of any benefit or allowance not falling within paragraph (a) that is so prescribed, or

(ii) entitled to any tax credit under the Tax Credits Act 2002 or element of such a tax credit, that is so prescribed, or]

(b) [F9 C is—]

(i) in receipt of income support,

(ii) in receipt of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance, [F10 or]

[F11 (iia) in receipt of an income-related employment and support allowance,]

F12 (iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F13 (c) C meets any conditions prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph and is—

(i) in receipt of any benefit or allowance not falling within paragraph (b) that is so prescribed, or

(ii) entitled to any tax credit under the Tax Credits Act 2002 or element of such a tax credit, that is so prescribed.]

(5) In this section “prescribed” and “school lunch” have the same meaning as in section 512.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 512-512ZB substituted for s. 512 (31.3.2003 for W. for specified purposes, 6.4.2003 for E. for specified purposes) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 201(1), 216(4) (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/3185, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II; S.I. 2003/124, art. 5 (with art. 6)

F2 Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), Sch. 2 para. 7(2) (with Sch. 2 para. 7(4)(5))

F3 Word in s. 512ZB(4) inserted (25.5.2010) by Child Poverty Act 2010 (c. 9), ss. 26(1)(a), 31(2)

F4 Words in s. 512ZB(4)(a) substituted (25.5.2010) by Child Poverty Act 2010 (c. 9), ss. 26(1)(b)(i), 31(2)

F5 S. 512ZB(4)(a)(iia) inserted (27.10.2008) by Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5), s. 70(2), Sch. 3 para. 16(3); S.I. 2008/787, art. 2(4)(f)

F6 Word in s. 512ZB(4)(a)(iia) inserted (25.5.2010) by Child Poverty Act 2010 (c. 9), ss. 26(1)(b)(ii), 31(2)

F7 S. 512ZB(4)(a)(iv) omitted (25.5.2010) by virtue of Child Poverty Act 2010 (c. 9), ss. 26(1)(b)(iii), 31(2)

F8 S. 512ZB(4)(aa) inserted (25.5.2010) by Child Poverty Act 2010 (c. 9), ss. 26(1)(c), 31(2)

F9 Words in s. 512ZB(4)(b) substituted (25.5.2010) by Child Poverty Act 2010 (c. 9), ss. 26(1)(d)(i), 31(2)

F10 Word in s. 512ZB(4)(b)(ii) inserted (25.5.2010) by Child Poverty Act 2010 (c. 9), ss. 26(1)(d)(ii), 31(2)

F11 S. 512ZB(4)(b)(iia) inserted (27.10.2008) by Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5), s. 70(2), Sch. 3 para. 16(3); S.I. 2008/787, art. 2(4)(f)

F12 S. 512ZB(4)(b)(iii) omitted (25.5.2010) by virtue of Child Poverty Act 2010 (c. 9), ss. 26(1)(d)(iii), 31(2)

F13 S. 512ZB(4)(c) inserted (25.5.2010) by Child Poverty Act 2010 (c. 9), ss. 26(1)(e), 31(2)