# The Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2013, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990;
“owner” means—
(a)in the case of goods in transit, the consignor (or, if the consignor does not have an address in Scotland, the consignee);
(b)in the case of goods from a vending machine—
(i)if the machine is marked with the name and address of its owner, and the address is in Scotland, that person; and
(ii)in any other case, the occupier of the premises on which the machine stands or to which it is affixed;
(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;
“specified state” means a state specified in schedule 1 of the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/84/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-safety-sampling-and-qualifications-scotland-regulations-2013/regulation-2
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