Interpretation

(1) In these Regulations unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires“Import” means to bring or be concerned in bringing into the country or the territorial waters thereof, and “importation” shall be construed accordingly; “landed cost” in relation to any goods means the aggregate of the following amounts, namely– (a) the C.I.F. value thereof at the port of entry, (b) the Customs and stamp duties payable thereon, (c) an additional sum for cartage but not exceeding 2% of the total amounts referred to at (a) and (b) above as may appear reasonable to the Controller of Supplies, (d) bank charges (excluding bank interest), Supplies Control 63 (e) port charges (excluding warehouse rent); “price-controlled goods” means goods or articles listed under the regulations where a maximum price has been fixed as well as price-regulated goods of any description; “price control officer” means a person appointed to assist the Controller of Supplies in carrying out the provisions of these and any other regulations made under the Supplies Control Act and includes a Senior Price Control Officer; “retail” means the sale of goods in any quantity less than the quantity specified in the definition of “wholesale” in these “retailer” in relation to any description of goods means a person who sells goods of that description by retail; “trader” means every merchant, shopkeeper, storekeeper and person engaged in trade and includes any partnership, firm, or incorporated company engaged in trade; “vendor” has the same meaning given to a trader in these Regulations; “wholesale” means the sale of goods relating to– (a) as regards goods in respect of which a wholesale unit is specified in the First or Second Schedule thereto, any quantity not less than such wholesale unit; (b) as regards other goods, any quantity not less than that contained in the smallest package in which such goods are ordinarily sold by wholesalers to retailers or if such goods are not ordinarily sold in packages by wholesalers to retailers, the smallest quantity of such goods which is ordinarily sold by wholesalers to retailers; 64 Supplies Control “wholesaler” in relation to any description of goods means a person who sells goods of that description by wholesale. (2) References in these Regulations to a trader, vendor, wholesaler, retailer or a person carrying on a business include references to a person employed to sell or otherwise deal in goods by the person carrying on the business or by the trader, vendor wholesaler, or retailer. (3) In these Regulations unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires, reference to a sale includes an agreement to sell, or a notification by a person of the price proposed by him for the sale of goods made by the publication of such price by exposing the goods for sale in association with a mark indicating such price, by furnishing of a quotation or otherwise, shall be a sale of such goods. (4) For the purpose of these Regulations, a person shall be deemed to sell goods if he is the owner of, or carries on a business in the course of which such goods are sold, whether or not the sale be effected by him personally or through an agent or employer, an agent or employee effecting sale on behalf of this principal, owner or employer shall also be deemed to sell such goods. if goods in