# Sale of Food and Drugs Act 1875, Section 2: Interpretation of words


The term “food ” shall include every article used for food or drink by man, other than drugs or water :
The term “drug ” shall include medicine for internal or external use:
The term “county ” shall include every county, riding, and division, as well as every county of a city or town not being a borough:
The term “justices ” shall include any police and stipendiary magistrate invested with the powers of a justice of the peace in England, and any divisional justices in Ireland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/38-39/63/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sale-of-food-and-drugs-act-1875/section-2
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