5.—(1) The Scheme entitles an eligible child, on each day that the requirement in paragraph (2) is met, to the benefit prescribed in paragraph (3).
(2) The requirement is that the child receives a service from a [F1registered childcare provider] for a total of 2 or more hours per day.
(3) The benefit prescribed for an eligible child is—
(a)the volume specified in the relevant row of column 2 of the table in schedule 1 of the type of milk or non-dairy alternative specified in the relevant row of column 3 of that table, and
(b)where the child has reached 6 months of age, one healthy snack item.
(4) For the purposes of subparagraph 3(a)—
(a)“the relevant row of column 2” means the row in that column that corresponds to the age of the eligible child specified in column 1 of the table in schedule 1, and
(b)“the relevant row of column 3” is the row in that column that corresponds to the age of the eligible child specified in column 1 of the table in schedule 1 and adjusted by reference to any condition specified in column 4 of that table which applies in respect of that child.
[F2(5) No entitlement to the benefit arises prior to 1 August 2021.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 5(2) substituted (17.5.2021) by The Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/206), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(a)
F2Reg. 5(5) inserted (17.5.2021) by The Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/206), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(b)
Commencement Information