Section 2
Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
“controlled article” means any goods or classes of goods declared to be controlled articles under section 4(1)(a);
“Controller” means the person appointed as Price Controller under the provision of section 3(1);
“goods” includes any foodstuff of any kind, type, quality or brand of foodstuff, all chattels personal other than things in action and money;
“foodstuff” means any animal live or dead, and any substance or commodity, which is used as food by man or which is used for feeding any animal which serves some purpose for the use of man, whether as food or otherwise or which ordinarily enters into the composition or preparation of human food or the food of any such animal;
“maximum price” means the maximum price at which under the provisions of this Act, goods may be sold;
“minimum price” means the minimum price at which under the provisions of this Act, goods may be sold;
“Minister” means the Minister of Finance and Economy;
“person” includes any trader, manufacturer, producer, commission agent, clearing and forwarding agent and auctioneer;
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“Price Inspector” means any person appointed under section 3(2) as a Price Inspector and may include any police officer not below the rank of Inspector, any officer of Customs or so gazetted for the purposes of this Act;
“price-controlled goods” means goods in respect of which —
(a)
maximum prices have been fixed under section 3B;
(b)
minimum prices have been fixed under section 3C, and includes services for which a maximum price or a minimum price has been fixed;
“officer of Customs” has the same meaning as in the Customs
Order, 2006 (S 39/2006);
“sell” includes an agreement to sell and an offer to sell, is deemed to include the exposing of goods for sale, the publishing of a price list, the furnishing of a quotation, or any other act or notification whatsoever by which willingness to enter into any transaction of sale is expressed;
“selling price” means the actual net price charged to the purchaser of the goods concerned, less all discounts or other allowances;
“trader” includes any person who carries on the business of selling goods and any person carrying on business in the course of which he supplies goods for the purpose of, or in the pursuance of a contract made by him for work, labour and materials.