Section 24 Meaning of “consumer”I1

(1)

In this Act, “consumer” means—

(a)

an individual—

(i)

who purchases, uses or receives, in Scotland, goods or services which are supplied in the course of a business carried on by the person supplying them, and

(ii)

who is not purchasing, using or receiving the goods or services wholly or mainly in the course of a business carried on by the individual, or

(b)

a business (including a business carried on by an individual)—

(i)

which is no larger than a small business, and

(ii)

which purchases, uses or receives, in Scotland, goods or services which are supplied in the course of a business carried on by the person supplying them.

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1)—

(a)

a consumer includes both an existing consumer and a potential consumer,

(b)

a person who uses services includes, in relation to postal services, an addressee.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 24 in force at 1.4.2022 by S.S.I. 2021/464, reg. 2