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Statutory Instruments
Food
Made
14th February 2011
Laid before Parliament
17th February 2011
Coming into force
6th April 2011
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Social Security Act 1988(1), and section 175(3) to (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2).
In accordance with section 13(2) of the Social Security Act 1988 the Secretary of State has consulted with Scottish Ministers and Welsh Ministers(3).
1988 c. 7 (“the 1988 Act”). Section 13 was substituted by section 185(1) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43) (“the 2003 Act”). The power conferred by section 13(1) to prescribe descriptions of food is exercisable by the Secretary of State only in relation to the operation of a scheme in England. It is exercisable by Welsh Ministers in relation to the operation of a scheme in Wales by virtue of section 13(6) of the 1988 Act; and by Scottish Ministers in relation to the operation of a scheme in Scotland by virtue of the Schedule to the Scotland Act 1988 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc) (No. 3) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3258).
1992 c 4. Section 175(3) to (4) was applied by section 15A of the 1988 Act which was inserted by Schedule 6, paragraph 8(10) to the Social Security Act 1990 (c. 27) and amended by Schedule 2, paragraph 96 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6) and section 185(2) of the 2003 Act.
Functions conferred or imposed on the National Assembly for Wales immediately before the first appointment of a First Minister under section 46 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32) (“GOWA”) by an enactment contained in an Act were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30(2) of Schedule 11 to GOWA.
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