The Savings Certificates (Children’s Bonus Bonds) Regulations 1991

Interpretation

2.  –

(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–

• “amount repayable”, in relation to any certificate, includes any interest or bonus or other sum which has accrued due in respect of that certificate;

• “certificate” means a national savings certificate issued under the name of a children’s bonus bond by the Treasury under the auspices of the Director of Savings for the purpose of raising money authorised to be raised by any Act;

• “Chief Registrar of friendly societies” means the Chief Registrar of friendly societies or a deputy appointed by him;

• “mentally disordered person”, in the application of these Regulations to England and Wales, means a person who is incapable, by reason of mental disorder within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1983(1), of managing and administering his property and affairs;

• “multiple certificate” means a certificate representing more than one unit certificate;

• “receiver”, in the application of these Regulations to England and Wales, means, in relation to any act or thing done in respect of a mentally disordered person, a receiver or other person authorised in that behalf under Part VII of the Mental Health Act 1983;

• “Treasury Solicitor” means the Solicitor for the affairs of Her Majesty’s Treasury; and

• “unit” means, in relation to certificates of any series, the minimum amount for which a certificate of that series is issued and “unit certificate” means a certificate issued on payment of such minimum amount.

(2) Unless the context otherwise requires references to a certificate being held by a person shall include cases where a certificate is deemed to be held by that person and references to the holder of a certificate shall include a person deemed to hold a certificate.

(3) Unless the context otherwise requires references to regulations are references to regulations of these Regulations.

(1)

1983 c. 20.