Regulation 2 Interpretation

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 2(1) words substituted by Food Safety Act 1990 (Consequential Modifications) 1990 art. 2(1) Sch. 1 Pt. 1
reg. 2(1) words revoked by Food Safety Act 1990 (Consequential Modifications) 1990 art. 3 Sch. 2
reg. 2(1) words revoked by Food Safety Act 1990 (Consequential Modifications) 1990 art. 4(1) Sch. 3 Pt. 1
reg. 2(1) words inserted by Food Safety Act 1990 (Consequential Modifications) 1990 art. 4(3) Sch. 3 Pt. 1
reg. 2(2) revoked by Food Safety Act 1990 (Consequential Modifications) 1990 art. 5(2) Sch. 5

(1)

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Act” means the Food and Drugs Act 1955;
“food” has the same meaning as in the Act, except that it is limited to food intended for sale for human consumption;
“food and drugs authority” has the meaning assigned to it by section 198 of the Local Government Act 1972;
“sell” includes offer or expose for sale or have in possession for sale, and “sale” shall be construed accordingly.

(2)

For the purposes of these regulations, the supply of food, otherwise than by sale, at, in or from any place where food is supplied in the course of a business shall be deemed to be a sale of that food.

(3)

Any reference in these regulations to a numbered regulation shall be construed as a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these regulations.