WELFARE FOODS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1968

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WELFARE FOODS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1968 - SECT 1



1.(1) The Ministry of Health and Social Services (in this Act referred to as
"the Ministry") may make arrangements, to be administered by or on behalf of
the Ministry

(a)for the provision of any welfare food; and

(b)for the making of payments to such qualified persons as may be determined
by or under the arrangements.

(2) In subsection (1)(b) "qualified persons" means persons who are entitled to
receive a welfare food under arrangements made in pursuance of subsection
(1)(a), but who either

(i)do not receive a welfare food to which they are so entitled; or

(ii)do not receive the amount to which they are so entitled of a welfare food;

(3) For the purpose of giving effect to any arrangements made under subsection
(1), the Ministry may make regulations

(a)providing for

(i)the acquisition, treatment, keeping, storage, transport, distribution or
disposal, by or on behalf of the Ministry of any welfare food other than
liquid milk, and the use or consumption of any such food; and

(ii)the disposal, use or consumption of liquid milk;

(b)controlling the prices to be charged for any welfare food.

(4) Regulations under subsection (3) shall be subject to negative resolution
and any power to make regulations conferred by paragraph (b) of that
subsection shall be exercisable only with the consent of the Ministry of
Finance.

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WELFARE FOODS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1968 - SECT 1