In these Regulations—

• “1982 Act” means the Industrial Training Act 1982;

• “board” means an industrial training board;

• “independent research company” means a body carrying out research that—

  1. i

     is not funded wholly or mainly out of public funds; and

  2. ii

     does not have a proprietor, directors or shadow directors who are also members of the board appointing it to carry out the sample;

• “levy proposals” means levy proposals which a board intends to submit to the Secretary of State under section 11(1) of the 1982 Act;

• “necessary” means necessary to encourage adequate training in the industry to which the levy proposals relate;

• “prescribed organisation” means an organisation of the description specified in regulation 4;

• “public funds” means moneys provided by Parliament;

• “relevant person” means a person who is likely to be liable to make payments by way of levy in consequence of the levy proposals;

• “shadow director” means a person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors are accustomed to act, but a person is not to be regarded as a shadow director by reason only that the directors act on advice given by that person in a professional capacity; and

• “unrepresented person” means a relevant person who is not represented by a prescribed organisation.