Scottish Statutory Instruments
Food
Made
17th February 2021
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
19th February 2021
Coming into force
21st March 2021
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13(1) of the Social Security Act 1988(1) and section 175(4) and (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 13(2) of the Social Security Act 1988, the Scottish Ministers have consulted the National Assembly for Wales.
1988 c.7. Section 13 was substituted by section 185(1) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c.43) and amended by section 27(5) of the Scotland Act 2016 (c.11) (“the 2016 Act”). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) as read with section 32 of the 2016 Act.
1992 c.4. Section 175(4) and (5) is applied by section 15A(1) of the Social Security Act 1988 (c.7). Section 15A was inserted by paragraph 8(10) of schedule 6 of the Social Security Act 1990 (s.27) and amended by paragraph 96 of schedule 2 of the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c.6) and section 185(2) and paragraph 1 of schedule 14(5) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c.43). Section 175(4) was amended by paragraph 29(4) of schedule 3 of the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2). Section 175(5) was amended by paragraph 36 of schedule 1(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c.18).