Interpretation2

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Companies Act 2006;

• “the 2009 Regulations” means the Companies (Disclosure of Address) Regulations 20098;

• “former name” means a name by which an individual was formerly known for business purposes;

• “LLP” means a limited liability partnership incorporated under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 20009;

• “LLP voting rights” means the right to vote on those matters which are to be decided upon by a vote of the members of the LLP;

• “name” means a person’s forename and surname, except that in the case of—

  1. a

     a peer; or

  2. 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;

• “personal representative” means the executor or administrator for the time being of a deceased person;

• “principal Regulations” means the Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 200910

• “PSC Regulations” means the Register of People with Significant Control Regulations 201611;

• “relevant body” means—

  1. a

     a police force within the meaning of section 101(1) of the Police Act 199612;

  2. b

     the Police Service of Northern Ireland; and

  3. c

     the Police Service of Scotland;

• “section 243 decision” means a determination under the 2009 Regulations (including those regulations as applied by the principal Regulations) which is a section 243 decision within the meaning of those Regulations;

• “secured information” means the required particulars (other than the particular required by section 790K(1)(i) of the Act) of a registrable person in relation to an LLP;

• “specified public authorities” has the meaning given in regulation 22(1);

• “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 or equivalent interests carrying voting rights; and

• “withdrawal notice” has the meaning given in regulation 21.