§ 2 — Interpretation

2. 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.