Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 56:10-6.2

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • 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
2. The provisions of P.L.2009, c.63 (C. 56:10-6.1 et seq.) pertaining to franchisors shall not apply to any distributor which owns or otherwise controls through lease, fewer than 40 premises. For purposes of this section, “distributor” means any person, including any affiliate of such person, who: (1) purchases motor fuel for sale, consignment, or distribution to another; or (2) receives motor fuel for consignment or distribution to the person’s or affiliate’s own motor fuel accounts, but shall not include a person who merely serves as a common carrier providing transportation services for another.
L.2009, c.63, s.2.