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Christmas Day and New Year’s Day Trading (Scotland) Act 2007

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  • “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);

  • “appropriate person” has the meaning given by article 2 of the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997 (SI 1997/1830);

  • “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;

  • “on prescription” means prescribed by a person who, as an appropriate person, is authorised by section 58 of the 1968 Act to prescribe medicinal products that are available on prescription only;

  • “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).

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