(1) In this Act—
S. 3(1) def. of Council amended by No. 9/2020 s. 390(Sch. 1 item 93).
"Council" has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 2020 but does not include the Council of the City of Melbourne;
S. 3(1) def. of exempt shop substituted by No. 112/2003 s 3(a).
"exempt shop" means a shop referred to in section 4;
S. 3(1) def. of inspector inserted by No. 112/2003 s. 3(c).
"inspector" means an inspector appointed under section 6A ;
"metropolitan municipal district" has the same meaning as in the Public Holidays Act 1993 ;
S. 3(1) def. of municipal district amended by No. 9/2020 s. 390(Sch. 1 item 93).
"municipal district", in relation to a Council, has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 2020 ;
"occupier", in relation to a shop, includes—
(a) a person entitled to occupy the shop; and
(b) a person managing or controlling, or apparently managing or controlling, a business carried on in the shop; and
(c) a person who is, or appears to be, the employer of a person or persons working in a business carried on in the shop;
"officer", in relation to a body corporate, means—
(a) a director, secretary or executive officer of the body corporate; or
(b) any person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors of the body corporate are accustomed to act; or
(c) a person concerned in the management of the body corporate; or
(d) in relation to the commission by the body corporate of an offence relating to a shop, a person concerned in the management of the shop;
S. 3(1) def. of ordinary shop closing times amended by Nos 1/2003 s. 5, 96/2003 s. 18, 3/2011 s. 3(a).
"ordinary shop closing times" means—
(a) all times on Good Friday and Christmas Day;
(b) between the hours of 12:01 am and 1:00 pm on ANZAC Day;
S. 3(1) def. of Secretary inserted by No. 112/2003 s. 3(c), amended by Nos 3/2011 s. 3(b), 70/2013 s. 4(Sch. 2 item 46).
"Secretary" means the Secretary to the Department of State Development, Business and Innovation;
S. 3(1) def. of shop substituted by No. 112/2003 s. 3(b), amended by No. 2/2008 s. 27(1).
"shop" means the whole or any part of a building, structure or place or any vehicle—
(a) that is used wholly or predominantly for the retail sale of goods; and
(b) in or at which goods are sold or exposed or offered for sale by retail on one or more occasions.
S. 3(1) def. of special local shop closing times repealed by No. 2/2008 s. 27(2).
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S. 3(2) repealed by No. 2/2008 s. 27(3).
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S. 4 amended by Nos 44/2001 s. 3 (Sch. item 102), 5/2003 s. 3(1)(2), substituted by No. 112/2003 s. 4.