# Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Section 249: General interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In this Chapter—
“business” includes—
(a) a trade, craft or profession,
(b) any other undertaking carried on for gain or reward, and
(c) the activities of any government department or local or public authority;
“code of conduct” means an agreement or set of rules which defines the behaviour of traders who choose to be bound by it;
“goods” includes—
(a) immoveable property, and
(b) rights and obligations,
but includes water, gas and electricity only if they are put up for sale in a limited volume or set quantity;
“supply”, in relation to a product, includes supply by means of sale, lease, hire or hire purchase.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/13/section/249 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/digital-markets-competition-and-consumers-act-2024/section-249
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