Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004

63InterpretationE+W+S

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(1)In this Part—

  • administrative receiver” has the meaning[F1

  • (a) in England and Wales or Scotland, by section 251 of the Insolvency Act 1986, and

  • (b) in Northern Ireland, by Article 5 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989;]

  • the Appeal Officer” has the meaning given by section 28(1),

  • [F2“charity” means an English charity, a Scottish charity or a Northern Ireland charity, as defined below;]

  • community interest object” is to be construed in accordance with section 35(3),

  • the community interest test” is to be construed in accordance with section 35(2),

  • enactment” includes an Act of the Scottish Parliament,

  • [F3“English charity” means a charity [F4as defined by section 1(1) of the Charities Act 2011];]

  • excluded company” is to be construed in accordance with section 35(6),

  • F5...

  • [F6Northern Ireland charity” means a charity within the meaning of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (see section 1 of that Act);]

  • the Official Property Holder” has the meaning given by section 29(1),

  • the Regulator” has the meaning given by section 27(1), and

  • [F7“Scottish charity” means a body entered in the Scottish Charity Register.]

  • F5...

  • F5...

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Textual Amendments

F4Words in s. 63(1) substituted (14.3.2012 immediately before the Charities Act 2011 comes into force) by The Charities (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1396), art. 1, Sch. para. 47; (14.3.2012) by Charities Act 2011 (c. 25), s. 355, Sch. 7 para. 99 (with s. 20(2), Sch. 8)

Commencement Information

I1S. 63 in force at 1.7.2005 by S.I. 2004/3322, art. 2(3), Sch. 3