# Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025, Section 12: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In this Act—
“authorised representative” means a person authorised to act on behalf of another person;
“document” means anything in which information of any description is recorded;
“domestic animal” means an animal which is not living wild;
“EU law” means an EU regulation, EU directive, EU tertiary legislation or EU decision (which each have the meanings given in section 20 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018);
“health”, in relation to a person, means physical or mental health;
“made available on the market”, in relation to a product or goods, means supplied or advertised for distribution or use on the market, whether in return for payment or free of charge; and related terms are to be interpreted accordingly;
“manufacture” includes assemble, integrate, design and engineer; and related terms are to be interpreted accordingly;
“marketing” has the meaning given in section 1(7);
“metrology regulations” has the meaning given in section 5(7);
“mobile application” means application software designed and developed for use by the general public on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets;
“online marketplace” means a service or feature of a service on—
(a) a website or part of a website,
(b) a mobile application, or
(c) any other platform by means of which information is made available over the internet,
which facilitates the marketing of products in the United Kingdom by that means;
“premises” includes any land, stall, vehicle, vessel or aircraft;
“product” has the meaning given in section 1(7);
“product regulations” has the meaning given in section 1(9);
“product requirements” has the meaning given in section 2(1);
“production” has the meaning given in section 1(7);
“relevant authority” means a person designated as a relevant authority in provision described in section 3(3) or 6(3) (as the case may be);
“relevant EU law” has the meaning given in section 1(7);
“use”, in relation to a product, has the meaning given in section 1(7).
(2) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend this section for the purposes of altering the definition of “online marketplace”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/20/section/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/product-regulation-and-metrology-act-2025/section-12
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