PART 3Welfare benefits and employment support

Welfare benefits

27Welfare foods

(1)

In Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998, Section F1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In the Exceptions, after exception 8 (see section 26 above) insert—

“Exception 9

The subject-matter of section 13 of the Social Security Act 1988 (benefits under schemes for improving nutrition: pregnant women, mothers and children).”

(3)

In the Interpretation provision, at the end insert— “ The reference to the subject-matter of section 13 of the Social Security Act 1988 is to be construed as a reference to it as at the day on which section 27 of the Scotland Act 2016 comes into force (and, accordingly, paragraph 5(1) of Part 3 of this Schedule does not apply to that reference). ”

(4)

Omit Section J5 (welfare foods).

(5)

In the Social Security Act 1988, in section 13(2) (benefits under schemes for improving nutrition: consultation) omit “the Scottish Ministers and”.