In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “applicant” has the meaning given in section 4(a),

• “benevolent body” has the meaning given in section 79,

• “charitable purposes” means the purposes set out in section 7(2),

• “charity” means a body entered in the Register,

• “charity test” is to be construed in accordance with section 7,

• “charity trustees” means the persons having the general control and management of the administration of a charity,

• “company” means a company formed and registered under the Companies Act 1985 (c. 6) or to which that Act applies as it applies to such a company,

• “constitution”—

  1. a

     in relation to a charity or other body established under the Companies Acts, means its memorandum and articles of association,

  2. b

     in relation to a charity or other body which is a body of trustees, means the trust deed,

  3. c

     in relation to a SCIO, has the meaning given in section 50,

  4. d

     in relation to a charity or other body established by enactment, means the enactment which establishes it and states its purposes,

  5. e

     in relation to charity or other body established by a Royal charter or warrant, means the Royal charter or warrant, and

  6. f

     in the case of any other charity or body, means the instrument which establishes it and states its purposes,

• “designated national collector” means a charity designated as such under section 87(4),

• “designated religious charity” means a charity designated as such under section 65(1),

• “equal opportunities” and “equal opportunity requirements” have the meaning given in Section L2 of Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46),

• “local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39),

• “misconduct” includes mismanagement,

• “OSCR” means the holder of the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator,

• “the Panel” mean a Scottish Charity Appeals Panel constituted in accordance with section 75(1) of this Act,

• “the Register” means the Scottish Charity Register,

• “relevant financial institution” means—

  1. a

     a person who has permission under Part 4 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8) to accept deposits,

  2. b

     an EEA firm of the kind mentioned in paragraph 5(b) of Schedule 3 to that Act which has permission under paragraph 15 of that Schedule (as a result of qualifying for authorisation under paragraph 12(1) of that Schedule) to accept deposits,

  and this definition must be read with section 22 of and Schedule 2 to that Act and any relevant order under that section,

• “reorganisation scheme” has the meaning given in section 42(3) and references to “approved reorganisation schemes” are references to schemes approved under section 39 or 40,

• “SCIO” has the meaning given in section 49.