Part 3Final
36Interpretation
1
In this Act—
“charity” has the meaning given in section 1(1) of the Charities Act 2006;
“community benefit society” means—
- a
a society registered as a community benefit society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 1965,
- b
a pre-2010 Act society (as defined by section 4A(1) of that Act) which meets the condition in section 1(3) of that Act, or
- c
a society registered or deemed to be registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 which meets the condition in section 1(2)(b) of that Act;
- a
“constitutional arrangements” is to be construed in accordance with section 3(2) and (3);
“co-operative society” means—
- a
a society registered as a co-operative society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 1965,
- b
a pre-2010 Act society (as defined by section 4A(1) of that Act) which meets the condition in section 1(2) of that Act, or
- c
a society registered or deemed to be registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 which meets the condition in section 1(2)(a) of that Act;
- a
“cross-border operator” means a person exercising functions or carrying on activities in or with respect to Wales (or any part of it) and England (or any part of it), but does not include—
- za
F1the Natural Resources Body for Wales,
- a
an internal drainage board, or
- b
a Regional Flood and Coastal Committee established under section 22(1)(c) of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010;
- za
“eligible person” has the meaning given in section 1(3);
“enactment” means any primary or subordinate legislation;
“Minister” means—
- a
a Minister of the Crown (as defined by section 8 of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975), or
- b
the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;
- a
“modify”, in relation to functions, is to be construed in accordance with section 5(2);
“modify”, in relation to funding arrangements, is to be construed in accordance with section 4(3);
“non-devolved function” means a function that is not a Welsh devolved function;
“primary legislation” means any Act, Act of the Scottish Parliament, Northern Ireland legislation or Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales;
“public function” means a function conferred under an enactment or royal charter;
“subordinate legislation” means an instrument made under primary legislation;
“Wales” has the same meaning as in the Government of Wales Act 2006;
“Welsh devolved function” means—
- a
a function conferred under an Act or Measure of the National Assembly for Wales,
- b
a function which is exercisable in or as regards Wales and could be conferred by an Act of the Assembly, or
- c
a function in relation to which a function (other than a function of being consulted) is exercisable by the Welsh Ministers, the First Minister or the Counsel General to the Welsh Assembly Government,
and references to a person exercising a Welsh devolved function do not include a person exercising such a function by virtue of arrangements under section 27;
- a
“Welsh environmental function” means a Welsh devolved function relating to the environment.
2
Until the coming into force of section 1 of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 2010—
a
the definition of “community benefit society” in subsection (1) above has effect as if for paragraphs (a) and (b) there were substituted—
a
a society registered or deemed to be registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 which meets the condition in section 1(2)(b) of that Act, or
b
the definition of “co-operative society” in subsection (1) above has effect as if for paragraphs (a) and (b) there were substituted—
a
a society registered or deemed to be registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 which meets the condition in section 1(2)(a) of that Act, or
3
Subsection (2) ceases to have effect on the coming into force of section 1 of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 2010.