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In this Act—
“the 1968 Act” means the Medicines Act 1968 (c. 67);
“alcohol” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 16);
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“commercial airport” means any airport (within the meaning of section 82(1) of the Airports Act 1986 (c. 31)) at which facilities are provided for use by members of the general public travelling by air;
“large shop” means a shop which has a relevant floor area exceeding 280 square metres;
[F2 “on prescription” means in accordance with a prescription given by an appropriate practitioner, within the meaning of regulation 214(1) and (3) to (6) (sale or supply of prescription only medicines) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012; ]
“medicinal product” has the meaning given by section 130 of the 1968 Act;
“motorway service area” means an area of land comprising service area development within the meaning of section 119(2) of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54);
“registered pharmacy” has the meaning given by section 74 of the 1968 Act;
“relevant floor area” means so much of the floor area of a shop as is used for making retail sales or for the display of goods in connection with such sales;
“retail sale” means any sale of goods for consumption or use, whether or not by the buyer, for purposes unconnected with a trade or business;
“shop” means any premises within a building where there is carried on a trade or business consisting wholly or mainly of the retail sale of goods; and
“trustee” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Trusts (Scotland) Act 1921 (c. 58).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 7 omitted (14.8.2012) by virtue of The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 45(a) (with Sch. 32)
F2Words in s. 7 substituted (14.8.2012) by The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 45(b) (with Sch. 32)
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