Paragraph 2 Associated companies and bodies
Where reference is made to an associated body of a society, a body corporate associated with a society or an associated company of a society—
(a)
a reference to either of the first two shall be construed in accordance with section 18 of the Act (power to invest), but
(b)
in the case of a reference to the last, in determining whether or not a company is an associated company, generally accepted accounting principles shall be used.