S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2020 No. 481  COMPETITION  The Competition Act 1998 (Dairy Produce) (Coronavirus)  (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2020  Coming into force in accordance with article 1  Made - - - - 30th April 2020  Laid before Parliament 1st May 2020  The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 71(3) of, and paragraph  7(1), (2) and (3) of Schedule 3 to, the Competition Act 1998( a ), makes the following Order.  The Secretary of State is satisfied that there are exceptional and compelling reasons of public  policy why the Chapter I prohibition (as defined in section 2(8) of that Act) ought not to apply to,  or ought to be deemed never to have applied in relation to, agreements of the descriptions  specified in this Order.  1.  This Order may be cited as the Competition Act 1998 (Dairy Produce) (Coronavirus) (Public  Policy Exclusion) Order 2020 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is laid  before Parliament.  Citation and commencement  Interpretation  2.  In this Order—  “consumer” means an individual who is, or seeks to be, supplied with dairy produce by a  retailer;  “coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2);  “customer” means a person to whom a dairy produce supplier sells milk or other milk  products;  “dairy produce” means milk and other milk products;  “the dairy produce demand disruption period” means the period commencing on 1st April  2020 and ending on whichever is the earlier of—  (a) the date specified in a notice published by the Secretary of State in accordance with  article 7(2) as the date on which the dairy produce demand disruption period is to end; or  (b) the expiry of this Order in accordance with article 10;  “dairy produce supplier” means—  ( a ) 1998 c. 41. 