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Regulation 2 Interpretation

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(1)

In these Regulations, except where the context otherwise requires—

  • “the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990;

  • “bottle”, the noun, means a closed container of any kind in which water is sold for human consumption, and “bottle”, the verb, and cognate expressions, shall be construed accordingly;

  • “drinking water” means water intended for sale for human consumption in any bottle;

  • “parameter” means a property, element, organism or substance listed in the second column of the Tables in Part II of the Schedule to these Regulations;

  • “pesticides and related products” means any fungicide, herbicide or insecticide and polychlorinated biphenyls and terphenyls;

  • “prsecribed concentration or value”, in relation to any parameter, means the maximum concentration or value specified in relation to that parameter in the Tables in Part II of the Schedule to these Regulations as measured by reference to the unit of measurement so specifed;

  • “sell” includes possess for sale, or offer or expose or advertise for sale, and “sale” shall be construed accordingly.