PART 3Interpretation and final provisions
24Meaning of “consumer”
1
In this Act, “consumer” means—
a
an individual—
i
who purchases, uses or receives, in Scotland, goods or services which are supplied in the course of a business carried on by the person supplying them, and
ii
who is not purchasing, using or receiving the goods or services wholly or mainly in the course of a business carried on by the individual, or
b
a business (including a business carried on by an individual)—
i
which is no larger than a small business, and
ii
which purchases, uses or receives, in Scotland, goods or services which are supplied in the course of a business carried on by the person supplying them.
2
For the purposes of subsection (1)—
a
a consumer includes both an existing consumer and a potential consumer,
b
a person who uses services includes, in relation to postal services, an addressee.