Cap. 449 Art. 3Applicability of this Act.

(1) This Act shall apply to all food products, whether produced in Malta, imported into Malta or exported therefrom, and whether intended for sale on the local market or intended for export.

(2) This Act shall also apply -

(a) in relation to any food which is offered as a prize or reward or given away in connection with any entertainment to which the public is admitted, whether on payment of money or not, as if the food were, or had been, exposed for sale by each person concerned in the organization of the entertainment;

(b) in relation to any food which, for the purpose of advertisement or in furtherance of any trade or business, is offered as a prize or reward or given away, as if the food were, or had been, exposed for sale by the person offering or giving away the food; and

(c) in relation to any food which is exposed or deposited in any premises for the purpose of being so offered or given away as mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b), as if the food were, or had been, exposed for sale by the responsible person in respect of the premises, and in this article "entertainment" includes any social gathering, amusement, exhibition, performance, game, sport or trial of skill.