The Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021

Amendment of the Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2021

2.—(1) The Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2021(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) after the definition of “benefit” insert—

““childcare provider” has the same meaning as given in regulation 4,”.

(3) In regulation 3 (meaning of eligible child), for “childcare provider” substitute “registered childcare provider”.

(4) In regulation 5 (entitlement of an eligible child)—

(a) in paragraph (2), for “childcare provider” substitute “registered childcare provider”, and

(b) after paragraph (4) insert—

“(5) No entitlement to the benefit arises prior to 1 August 2021.”.

(5) In regulation 6 (provision of benefit)—

(a) for “The” substitute “Subject to regulation 6A, the”, and

(b) for “childcare provider”, in both places it occurs, substitute “registered childcare provider”.

(6) After regulation 6 insert—

“6A.    Provision of benefit: once a day

A registered childcare provider is not to provide the benefit if the eligible child has received the benefit from another childcare provider that day.”.

(7) In regulation 9(1)(a) (determining the amount payable), omit “at the beginning of each financial year”.

(8) In regulation 20(a) (reporting requirement), for “at the end of the immediately preceding financial year” substitute “at a date one month prior to the date by which the local authority is directed to report”.

(9) In schedule 1 (specified milk and non-dairy alternative), in the definition of “non-dairy alternative” for “an unsweetened, liquid, calcium enriched, soya drink” substitute “a drink which is an unsweetened, calcium enriched liquid and is commonly used as a substitute for dairy milk”.

(10) In schedule 2 (specified information required for registration)—

(a) omit paragraph 1(e) and (f),

(b) in paragraph 1(j) for “Social Work Improvement Scotland” substitute “SCSWIS”, and

(c) in paragraph 1(k) for “financial year” substitute “Scheme Year (a year ending with 31 July) ”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2021/82.