Section 56 — Meaning of other expressions used in Part 1

(1) In this Part— “authorised representative” has the meaning given by section 51(2); “business” includes— (a) any trade or profession; (b) the activities of a local or public authority; (c) the activities of a government department; (d) the activities of a charity; “compliance notice” has the meaning given by section 28(2); “consumer” means an individual acting for purposes that are wholly or mainly outside the individual’s business; “customer”, in relation to a product, means any person to whom the product is supplied, other than— (a) a relevant person acting in that capacity in relation to the product, or (b) an authorised representative of a manufacturer of the product in its capacity of acting on behalf of the manufacturer in relation to the product; “distributor” has the meaning given by section 7(5); “the enforcement authority” means— (a) the Secretary of State, or (b) any person authorised to exercise a function of the Secretary of State by regulations under section 27; “enforcement function” has the meaning given by section 27(5); “enforcement notice” means— (a) a compliance notice, (b) a stop notice, or (c) a recall notice; “excepted product” has the meaning given by section 6(1); “importer” has the meaning given by section 7(4); “internet-connectable product” has the meaning given by section 5(1); “manufacturer” has the meaning given by section 7(3); “network-connectable product” has the meaning given by section 5(3); “penalty notice” has the meaning given by section 36(2); “recall notice” has the meaning given by section 30(3); “relevant connectable product” has the meaning given by section 4; “relevant person” has the meaning given by section 7(2); “relevant security requirement”, in relation to a relevant person, means a security requirement applying to the relevant person; “security requirement” is to be read in accordance with section 1(1) and (2); “statement of compliance” has the meaning given by section 9(3); “stop notice” has the meaning given by section 29(2); “supply” is to be read in accordance with section 55; “UK consumer connectable product” has the meaning given by section 54.

(2) In this Part any reference to making a product available in the United Kingdom is a reference to supplying, or offering to supply, the product to a person in the United Kingdom.