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8. In this Act—
(a)“period products” means manufactured articles the purpose of which is to absorb or collect menstrual flow;
(b)types of period products include tampons, sanitary towels and articles which are reusable;
(c)“person”, in the context of a reference to a person who needs to use period products, means a person who menstruates (whether that person is a woman, girl or other person);
(d)references to such a person’s “needs” are references to that person’s needs for period products arising from menstruation by that person.