# Consumer Scotland Act 2020, Section 24: Meaning of “consumer”


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/11/section/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/consumer-scotland-act-2020/section-24
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