24Interpretation of Part II
(1)In this Part of this Act—
" dealer " means a person carrying on a business of selling goods, whether by wholesale or by retail;
" supplier " means a person carrying on a business of selling goods other than a business in which goods are sold only by retail;
" trade association " means a body of persons (whether incorporated or not) which is formed for the purpose of furthering the trade interests of its members or the persons represented by its members.
(2)Where—
(a)the dealer referred to in section 11(1)(a) above, or in section 13(1) above, or
(b)the supplier referred to in section 11(1)(a),
is one of a group of interconnected bodies corporate the reference includes a reference to any other dealer or, as the case may be, any other supplier who is also a member of that group.