The Milk and Dairies (Semi-skimmed and Skimmed Milk) (Heat Treatment and Labelling) Regulations 1988

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Act” means the Food Act 1984;

“atmospheric shade box” means a well ventilated box or cupboard so situated on the outside of a wall on the north side of a building or in a comparable position that it is at all times in the shade, such box or cupboard being not less than three feet above the ground at its lowest point and having inside it a maximum thermometer and a minimum thermometer of the meteorological type, accurate to within 0.5 °C.;

“atmospheric shade temperature” means the temperature inside an atmospheric shade box;

“bulk milk” means milk which is not packed or made up in advance in the bottle or other container in which it is to be supplied to the consumer;

“consumer” means any person to whom milk is supplied and who neither sells it nor uses it in the manufacture of milk products for sale;

“local authority” has the meaning assigned to it by section 72 of the Act;

“milk” means cows' milk intended for sale or sold for human consumption, but does not include such milk intended for manufacture into products for sale for human consumption;

“milk processor” means any milk pasteuriser, milk steriliser or person treating milk by the ultra high temperature method;

“milk purveyor” includes any person who sells milk, whether wholesale or by retail;

“the Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and the Secretary of State, acting jointly;

“presentation”, in relation to semi-skimmed milk or skimmed milk, includes the appearance or packaging of the semi-skimmed milk or skimmed milk, the way in which the semi-skimmed milk or skimmed milk is arranged when it is exposed for sale and the setting in which the semi-skimmed milk or skimmed milk is displayed with a view to sale, but does not include any form of labelling or advertising;

“sample” means a sample taken by a person duly authorised in that behalf by a local authority;

“sell” includes offer or agree to sell or expose for sale; and “sold” shall be construed accordingly;

“semi-skimmed milk” means milk the fat content of which has been brought to at least 1.50 per cent. and at the most 1.80 per cent. calculated by weight;

“skimmed milk” means milk the fat content of which has been brought to not more than 0.30 per cent. calculated by weight.

(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation or to a Schedule shall, unless the reference is to a regulation of, or a Schedule to, specified Regulations, be construed as a reference to the regulation or Schedule so numbered in these Regulations.