New Jersey Statutes 26:2A-3. Definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:2A-3
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
(a) “Act” means this act and any rule or regulation adopted hereunder:
(b) “Person” means a natural person, partnership, association, corporation, institution, agency, or other similar type entity;
(c) “Blood” means human blood or human plasma.
(d) “Blood bank” means any commercial or noncommercial activity involving the handling of blood or plasma, intended to be used for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, which participates in any of the following operations: collection, processing, storage or distribution of blood;
(e) “Collection” means the obtaining of blood by the bleeding of donors;
(f) “Processing” means the technical stages required to prepare and identify the blood as to its suitability.
(g) “Storage” means the holding of blood in connection with collection or processing prior to distribution or transfusion;
(h) “Distribution” means the removal of blood from a blood bank to any other location for processing or storage or for the purpose of providing the blood for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes.
(i) “Licensee” means a person holding a license under the provisions of this act.
(j) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the State Department of Health or his duly authorized agent.
(k) “Department” means the State Department of Health.
L.1963, c. 33, s. 2.