(1)The governing body of a grant-maintained school may provide registered pupils at the school with milk, meals and other refreshment, either on the school premises or at any place other than the school premises where education is being provided.
(2)Subject to subsection (3), a governing body shall—
(a)charge for anything provided by them under subsection (1), and
(b)charge every pupil the same price for the same quantity of the same item.
(3)In relation to a pupil whose parents are in receipt of income support or of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance (payable under the [1995 c. 18.] Jobseekers Act 1995) or who is himself in receipt of that benefit, a governing body—
(a)shall so exercise their power under subsection (1) as to ensure that such provision is made for him in the middle of the day as appears to them to be requisite, and
(b)shall make that provision for him free of charge.
(4)A governing body of a grant-maintained school shall provide at the school such facilities as they consider appropriate for the consumption of any meals or other refreshment brought to the school by registered pupils.
(5)Subsections (1) and (4) shall apply in relation to—
(a)persons, other than pupils, who receive education at a grant-maintained school, and
(b)the governing body of the school,
as they apply in relation to pupils at any such school and its governing body; and a governing body shall charge for anything provided under subsection (1) as it so applies, and shall charge every such person the same price for the same quantity of the same item.