# The Charities and Benevolent Fundraising (Scotland) Regulations 2009, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Charities and Benevolent Fundraising (Scotland) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 1st July 2009.
(2) 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; and
“debit card” means a card enabling payment to be debited against a person’s banking account, and which is not a credit card.
(3) 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, which has been recorded and is consequently capable of being reproduced.
(4) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/121/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/charities-and-benevolent-fundraising-scotland-regulations-2009/regulation-1
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