Cap. 117 Art. 2Interpretation.

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:

"essential goods", "essential supplies", "essential services" and

"essential work" mean goods, supplies, services or work appearing to the Minister responsible for trade to be essential in the public interest or to be essential to the life of the community; "prescribed" or "specified" means prescribed or specified by regulation under this Act; "requisition" means, in relation to any goods, take possession of the goods or require the goods to be placed at the disposal of the requisitioning authority; "sale" includes any disposal under whatever title whether onerous or gratuitous and any transfer of goods from one’s possession;

"undertaking" means any public utility or private utility undertaking, or any industrial or commercial enterprise, or any professional or educational enterprise, organisation, institution or service whether the activity is carried on by one person or more.

(2) Any reference to articles or goods shall be construed as including a reference to substances, materials, produce, vehicles, vessels, or animals.