In these Regulations—

unless the context indicates otherwise,

"agro- processing sector"

constitutes the processing of raw materials and intermediate products derived from the agricultural sector, including agriculture, forestry and fisheries;

"designated class of supplier"

means small business or medium sized business as defined in section 1 of the Act and any regulations made by the Minister; or alternatively a firm controlled and owned by historically disadvantaged persons within the meaning of the Act and within the benchmarks determined by these Regulations;

"grocery wholesale and retail sector"

constitutes the wholesale or retail of food, pet food, drinks, cleaning products, toiletries and household goods;

"ecommerce"

includes the sale, or facilitation of sale, of goods supplied by third party businesses;

"ecommerce and online services sector"

constitutes the online sale of goods or services to businesses or consumers;

"online services"

include—

"price"

includes discounts, rebates, commissions, allowances or credit;

"trading conditions"

include any explicit terms contained in contractual arrangements as well as any implied or actual trading terms implemented by the buyer outside of the supply contract; and

"the Act"

means the Competition Act, 1998 (Act No. 89 of 1998).