Power to define terms and to require display, etc. of information
7 Definition orders.
Where it appears to the Board of Trade—
a
that it would be in the interest of persons to whom any goods are supplied; or
b
that it would be in the interest of persons by whom any goods are exported and would not be contrary to the interest of persons to whom such goods are supplied in the United Kingdom;
that any expressions used in relation to the goods should be understood as having definite meanings, the Board may by order assign such meanings either—
i
to those expressions when used in the course of a trade or business as, or as part of, a trade description applied to the goods; or
ii
to those expressions when so used in such circumstances as may be specified in the order;
and where such a meaning is so assigned to an expression it shall be deemed for the purposes of this Act to have that meaning when used as mentioned in paragraph (i) or, as the case may be, paragraph (ii) of this section.