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.