Scope of Regulations3.

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2) below, these Regulations apply to coffee extracts and chicory extracts which are ready for delivery to the ultimate consumer or to a catering establishment.

(2)

These Regulations do not apply to the product known ascafé torrefacto soluble.

(3)

In this regulation–

  • “catering establishment” means a restaurant, canteen, club, public house, school, hospital or similar establishment (including a vehicle or a fixed or mobile stall) where, in the course of a business, food is prepared for delivery to the ultimate consumer and is ready for consumption without further preparation;

  • “preparation” includes manufacture and any form of processing or treatment; and

  • “ultimate consumer” means any person who buys otherwise than–

    1. (a)

      for the purpose of resale;

    2. (b)

      for the purposes of a catering establishment; or

    3. (c)

      for the purposes of a manufacturing business.