Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

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

• “the 1987 Regulations” means the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1987^f1;

• “business” has the same meaning as it has in the Act;

• “capable” means capable as established under regulation 6;

• “the Directive” means Commission Directive (EEC) No. 90/128 relating to plastics materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs^f2 as amended^f3;

• “food” has the same meaning as it has in the Act;

• “human consumption” has the same meaning as it has in the Act;

• “import” means import in the course of a business;

• “monomer” means anything which is included for the purposes of the Directive among monomers and other starting substances;

• “person charged” includes, in Scotland, the accused;

• “plastic material or article” means anything which for the purposes of the Directive is included among those plastics materials and articles and parts thereof to which the Directive applies;

• “preparation” has the same meaning as it has in the Act;

• “sell” includes offer or expose for sale or have in possession for sale, and “sale” shall be construed accordingly.

For the purposes of these Regulations the supply of any plastic material or article, otherwise than on sale, in the course of a business shall be deemed to be a sale of the plastic material or article.

Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation or Schedule shall unless the context otherwise requires be construed as a reference to the regulation or Schedule bearing that number in these Regulations.