# Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, Section 8: Key definitions

Extent: N.I.

In this Act—
(a) “period products” means manufactured articles the purpose of which is to absorb or collect menstrual flow;
(b) types of period products include tampons, sanitary towels and articles which are reusable;
(c) “person”, in the context of a reference to a person who needs to use period products, means a person who menstruates (whether that person is a woman, girl or other person);
(d) references to such a person’s “needs” are references to that person’s needs for period products arising from menstruation by that person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2022/25/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/period-products-free-provision-act-northern-ireland-2022/section-8
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