In this Act—

• “business” includes a trade or profession;

• “director”, in relation to a body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, means any member of the body;

• “infringement proceedings”, in relation to a registered trade mark, includes proceedings under section 16 (order for delivery up of infringing goods, &c.);

• “publish” means make available to the public, and references to publication—

  1. a

     in relation to an application for registration, are to publication under section 38(1), and

  2. b

     in relation to registration, are to publication under section 40(4);

• “statutory provisions” includes provisions of subordinate legislation within the meaning of the M1Interpretation Act 1978;

• “trade” includes any business or profession.

References in this Act to use (or any particular description of use) of a trade mark, or of a sign identical with, similar to, or likely to be mistaken for a trade mark, include use (or that description of use) otherwise than by means of a graphic representation.

References in this Act to F1an EU instrument include references to any instrument amending or replacing that instrument.