In this Part of this Act—

• “authorisation” and related expressions shall be construed in accordance with section 32(9) above;

• “class”, in relation to insurance business, means a class specified in Schedule 2 to this Act;

• “contract for non-insurance benefits” means a contract effected in the course of carrying on any non-insurance business;

• “friendly society”, in relation to a registered friendly society with branches, means the central body and the branches of the society;

• “industrial assurance business” has the meaning given in section 1(2) of the M1Industrial Assurance Act 1923 or Article 3(1) of the M2Industrial Assurance (Northern Ireland) Order 1979;

• “the 1987 Regulations” means the M3Friendly Societies (Long Term Insurance Business) Regulations 1987.