s 18 Supply of rationed foodstuffs
(1) Except under the authority of the Controller or under and in accordance with this Act or any regulations made thereunder or of any direction or licence issued thereunder, no person shall obtain or attempt to obtain, and a retailer shall not supply or offer or attempt to supply, any rationed food for household consumption, and any person who contravenes this subsection shall be guilty of an offence against this Act. (2) For the purposes of this section “household consumption” means all consumption of food other than food consumed in or supplied by residential establishments, institutions and catering premises and “catering premises” means any business or undertaking established for the purpose of serving meals to the public, and includes a restaurant, coffee stall, buffet, inn, public house or any place or refreshment open to the public, but does not include a hotel or boarding house which provides meals for persons resident therein for more than one day.