Regulation 5 Voluntary or community bodiesI1

England and Wales

(1)

For the purposes of section 89(2)(b)(iii) of the Act, but subject to paragraph (2), “a voluntary or community body” means—

(a)

a body designated as a neighbourhood forum pursuant to section 61F of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990^f1;

(b)

a parish council;

(c)

an unincorporated body—

(i)

whose members include at least 21 individuals, and

(ii)

which does not distribute any surplus it makes to its members;

(d)

a charity;

(e)

a company limited by guarantee which does not distribute any surplus it makes to its members;

(f)

F1a co-operative or community benefit society which does not distribute any surplus it makes to its members; or

(g)

a community interest company^f2.

(2)

A public or local authority may not be a voluntary or community body, but this does not apply to a parish council.

F2(3)

In this regulation “co-operative or community benefit society” means a registered society within the meaning given by section 1(1) of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, other than a society registered as a credit union.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 5(1)(f) substituted (1.8.2014) by The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 2010 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1815), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 32(a)
F2: Reg. 5(3) substituted (1.8.2014) by The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 2010 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1815), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 32(b)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 5 in force at 21.9.2012, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: 1990 c.8. Section 61F was inserted by paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 9 to the Localism Act 2011, with effect from 6th April 2012, in accordance with article 8(a) of the Localism Act 2011 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Order 2012, S.I. 2012/628.
f2: A community interest company is a company which satisfies the requirements of Part 2 of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise Act 2004 (c.27). See in particular sections 26, 35 and 36A. There have been amendments to section 26 and a substitution of section 36A which are not significant for these Regulations.