Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Charities and Benevolent Fundraising (Scotland) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 1st July 2009.

In these Regulations–

• “the 2005 Act” means the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005;

• “credit card” means a credit-token within the meaning of section 14 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974^f1; and

• “debit card” means a card enabling payment to be debited against a person’s banking account, and which is not a credit card.

A reference in these Regulations to anything done in writing or produced in written form includes a reference to an electronic communication, as defined in the Electronic Communications Act 2000^f2, which has been recorded and is consequently capable of being reproduced.

In these Regulations, a reference to the making of a payment includes the making of a payment of whatever nature and by whatever means, including by credit or debit card.