S.L. 449.31 Art. 3Interpretation.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Act" means the Food Safety Act;

"authorised officer" has the same meaning as is assigned to it in the Act; "food" has the same meaning as is assigned to it in the Act; "food business" has the same meaning as is assigned to it in the Act; "food hygiene", or "hygiene", means all measures necessary to ensure the safety and wholesomeness of food at all stages after primary production, during preparation, processing, manufacturing, packaging, storing, transportation, distribution, handling or offering for sale or supply to the consumer; "Minister" means the Minister responsible for public health;

"proprietor", in relation to a food business, means the person or persons by whom the business is carried on and includes owners and occupiers of premises, licence holders for the business or premises, and the persons who appear on the register of food premises;

"primary production" includes harvesting, slaughtering and milking;

"sale" has the same meaning as is assigned to it in the Act and includes an act to offer, expose, advertise or keep for sale and to supply by way of compensation or otherwise; "wholesome food" means food which is fit for human consumption as far as hygiene is concerned.