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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Healthy Start Scheme and Day Care Food Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2009.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Healthy Start Scheme and Day Care Food Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006.
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly
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(1) Regulation 4 (Entitlement to benefit) of the principal Regulations is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (3)(a)(iii), (d)(iii) and (e)(ii)(aa), for the sum of “£15,575” substitute “£16,040”.
(3) In paragraph (3)(a)(iii) and (d)(iii), for “except as provided for under paragraph (7) the person is not entitled to working tax credit;” substitute “the person is either not entitled to working tax credit or is treated as not being so entitled by virtue of paragraph (7)”.
(4) For paragraph (3)(e)(ii)(bb) substitute—“
(bb) either is not entitled to working tax credit or is treated as not being so entitled by virtue of paragraph (7).”.
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In regulation 10(3) (Issue of voucher) of the principal Regulations, for the sum of “£3.00” substitute “£3.10”.
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For paragraph 4(l)(a)(iii) of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations, substitute—“
(iii) child tax credit, where the relevant income of the person or persons to whom the award of child tax credit is made under section 14 of the Tax Credit Act 2002 is determined at the time of the award not to exceed £16,040, and the person is either not entitled to working tax credit or is treated as not being so entitled by virtue of regulation 4(7); and”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 9th March 2009.
Christine Jendoubi
A senior officer of the
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
