Interpretation
2.—(1) In these Regulations —
“owner” means —
in the case of goods in transit, the consignor (or, if the consignor does not have an address in Northern Ireland, the consignee);
in the case of goods from a vending machine —
if the machine is marked with the name and address of its owner, and the address is in Northern Ireland, that person; and
in any other case, the occupier of the premises on which the machine stands or to which it is affixed;
in any other case, the person appearing to the authorised officer to be the owner of the sample when the officer procured it;
“qualified” means qualified for the purposes of the Order;
“the Order” means the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) applies to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.