Section 2 — Interpretation

In this Act —“donate” means —

(a)a person giving to another any thing for a charitable, benevolent, or philanthropic purpose without receiving any money or money’s worth; or

(b)a person giving for a charitable, benevolent, or philanthropic purpose, and without the person receiving any money or money’s worth, any thing donated by another; “entity” means —

(a)a body corporate (including a limited liability partnership);

(b)an unincorporated association;

(c)a partnership;

(d)a business trust;

(e)a body of individuals who together form a body; or

(f)a person other than an individual; “food” has the meaning given by section 4 of the Food Safety and Security Act 2025;[Act 7 of 2025 wef 28/11/2025] “food donor” means any of the following:

(a)any entity which donates food in the course of a business, regardless if the entity is a charity registered under the Charities Act 1994;

(b)any other person who donates food; “handling”, in relation to food, includes any one or more of the following:

(a)cooking, defrosting, heating or preparing the food;

(b)manufacturing, processing or preserving the food;

(c)storing or packing the food;

(d)transporting or delivering the food;

(e)serving the food; “recipient”, of food, means the person directly receiving the food from a food donor; “unsafe” and “unsuitable”, in relation to food, have the meanings given respectively by sections 2C and 2D of the Sale of Food Act 1973.