# The Charitable Institutions (Fund-Raising) Regulations 1994, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Charitable Institutions (Fund-Raising) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st March 1995.
(2) In these Regulations, the expression—
“bank” means—
(a) the Bank of England; or
(b) an institution which is authorised by the Bank of England to operate a deposit-taking business under Part I of the Banking Act 1987;
“building society” means a building society which is authorised by the Building Societies Commission under section 9 of the Building Societies Act 1986 to raise money from its members.
(3) In these Regulations, any reference, in relation to an agreement made for the purposes of section 59 of the Charities Act 1992, to a charitable institution, commercial participator or professional fund-raiser, shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as a reference to any charitable institution, commercial participator or professional fund-raiser, respectively, which is or who is a party to the agreement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/3024/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/charitable-institutions-fund-raising-regulations-1994/regulation-1
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