PART 1GENERAL INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
InterpretationC12
In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Companies Act 2006;
“the 2009 Regulations” means the Companies (Disclosure of Address) Regulations 2009 M1;
“the 2016 Regulations” means the Limited Liability Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2016 M2;
F1“credit institution” has the same meaning as in regulation 10(1) of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017;
F1“financial institution” has the same meaning as in regulation 10(2) of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017;
“former name” means a name by which an individual was formerly known for business purposes;
“limited liability partnership” means a limited liability partnership incorporated under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 M3;
“name” means a person's forename and surname, except that in the case of—
- a
a peer; or
- b
an individual usually known by a title,
the title may be stated instead of that person's forename and surname or in addition to either or both of them;
- a
“personal representative” means the executor or administrator for the time being of a deceased person;
“relevant body” means—
- a
a police force within the meaning of section 101(1) of the Police Act 1996 M4;
- b
the Police Service of Northern Ireland; and
- c
the Police Service of Scotland;
- a
“section 243 decision” means a determination under the 2009 Regulations which is a section 243 decision within the meaning of those Regulations;
“secured information” means the required particulars M5 (other than the particular required by section 790K(1)(i) of the Act) of a registrable person in relation to a company M6;
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“voting rights” means rights to vote at general meetings of the company or legal entity in question, including rights that arise only in certain circumstances, and in relation to a legal entity that does not have general meetings at which matters are decided by the exercise of voting rights, a reference to voting rights is to be read as a reference to rights in relation to the entity that are equivalent to those of a person entitled to exercise voting rights in a company;
“voting shares” means shares carrying voting rights; and
“withdrawal notice” has the meaning given in regulation 21.