# The Community Interest Company Regulations 2005, Regulation 3: Political activities not to be treated as being carried on for the benefit of the community

Extent: E+W+S

(1) For the purposes of the community interest test the following activities are to be treated as not being activities which a reasonable person might consider are activities carried on for the benefit of the community:
(a) the promotion of, or the opposition to, changes in—
(i) any law applicable in the United Kingdom or elsewhere; or
(ii) the policy adopted by any governmental or public authority in relation to any matter;
(b) the promotion of, or the opposition (including the promotion of changes) to, the policy which any governmental or public authority proposes to adopt in relation to any matter; and
(c) activities which can reasonably be regarded as intended or likely to—
(i) provide or affect support (whether financial or otherwise) for a political party or political campaigning organisation; or
(ii) influence voters in relation to any election or referendum.
(2) But activities of the descriptions prescribed in paragraph (1) are to be treated as being activities which a reasonable person might consider are activities carried on for the benefit of the community if—
(a) they can reasonably be regarded as incidental to other activities, which a reasonable person might consider are being carried on for the benefit the community; and
(b) those other activities cannot reasonably be regarded as incidental to activities of any of the descriptions prescribed in paragraph (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1788/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/community-interest-company-regulations-2005/regulation-3
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