The Competition Act 1998 (Dairy Produce) (Coronavirus) (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2020

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“consumer” means an individual who is, or seeks to be, supplied with dairy produce by a retailer;

“coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2);

“customer” means a person to whom a dairy produce supplier sells milk or other milk products;

“dairy produce” means milk and other milk products;

“the dairy produce demand disruption period” means the period commencing on 1st April 2020 and ending on whichever is the earlier of—

(a)

the date specified in a notice published by the Secretary of State in accordance with article 7(2) as the date on which the dairy produce demand disruption period is to end; or

(b)

the expiry of this Order in accordance with article 10;

“dairy produce supplier” means—

(a)

a farmer who produces and sells milk;

(b)

a person operating an establishment which either processes milk or manufactures other milk products or both; and

(c)

any other person or group of persons who buy and sell milk or other milk products at any point in the chain of supply for dairy produce between a farmer and consumer;

“farmer” means a person who (alone or in partnership) carries on the trade of farming;

“logistics service provider” means any person carrying on (or actively seeking to carry on) a business providing a service to a dairy produce supplier in relation to delivery or storage of dairy produce or the maintenance of equipment used to process milk or manufacture other milk products;

“milk” means the product of milking one or more cows;

“other milk products” means any milk products other than milk, and includes skimmed and semi-skimmed milk, cream, butter, yoghurt and cheese;

“qualifying activities” has the meaning given in article 3 for dairy produce suppliers and has the meaning given in article 4 for logistics service providers;

“retailer” means any person carrying on (or actively seeking to carry on) a business in the supply of dairy produce to consumers;

“surplus milk” means milk produced which is excess to customer demand.