Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

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

• “owner” means—

  1. (a)

     in the case of goods in transit, the consignor (or, if the consignor does not have an address in Scotland, the consignee);

  2. (b)

     in the case of goods from a vending machine—

     1. (i)

        if the machine is marked with the name and address of its owner, and the address is in Scotland, that person; and

     2. (ii)

        in any other case, the occupier of the premises on which the machine stands or to which it is affixed;

  3. (c)

     in any other case, the person appearing to the authorised officer to be the owner of the sample when the officer procured it;

• “qualified” means qualified for the purposes of the Act;

• F1“specified state” means a state specified in schedule 1 of the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023.