# Charities Act 2011, Section 188: Meaning of “connected person”


(1) For the purposes of sections 185 and 186, the following persons are connected with a charity trustee or trustee for a charity—
(a) a child, parent, grandchild, grandparent, brother or sister of the trustee;
(b) the spouse or civil partner of the trustee or of any person falling within paragraph (a);
(c) a person carrying on business in partnership with the trustee or with any person falling within paragraph (a) or (b);
(d) an institution which is controlled—
(i) by the trustee or by any person falling within paragraph (a), (b) or (c), or
(ii) by two or more persons falling within sub-paragraph (i), when taken together.
(e) a body corporate in which—
(i) the trustee or any connected person falling within any of paragraphs (a) to (c) has a substantial interest, or
(ii) two or more persons falling within sub-paragraph (i), when taken together, have a substantial interest.
(2) Sections 350 to 352 (meaning of child, spouse and civil partner, controlled institution and substantial interest) apply for the purposes of subsection (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/25/section/188 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/charities-act-2011/section-188
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