Section 249 — General interpretation
Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
This version in force from 2025-04-06
Snapshot: 2026-08-24
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In this Chapter— “business” includes— (a) a trade, craft or profession, (b) any other undertaking carried on for gain or reward, and (c) the activities of any government department or local or public authority; “code of conduct” means an agreement or set of rules which defines the behaviour of traders who choose to be bound by it; “goods” includes— (a) immoveable property, and (b) rights and obligations, but includes water, gas and electricity only if they are put up for sale in a limited volume or set quantity; “supply”, in relation to a product, includes supply by means of sale, lease, hire or hire purchase.