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Section 6 Interpretation of Part 1I1

In this Part—

  • “account” has the meaning given by section 9;

  • F1...

  • “balance” has the meaning given by section 8;

  • “bank” has the meaning given by section 7;

  • “building society” means a building society incorporated (or deemed to be incorporated) under the Building Societies Act 1986 (c. 53);

  • “charity” means a body, or the trustees of a trust, established for charitable purposes only;

  • “dormant F2(except in the term “dormant assets funds”) ” has the meaning given by section 10;

  • “financial year”—

    1. (a)

      in relation to a company (other than a building society) within the meaning of the Companies Act 2006, has the meaning given in section 390(1) to (3) of that Act;

    2. (b)

      in relation to an undertaking that is not a company within the meaning of that Act (and is not a building society), has the meaning given in section 390(4) of that Act;

    3. (c)

      in relation to a building society, has the meaning given in section 117 of the Building Societies Act 1986;

  • “group” means a parent undertaking and its subsidiary undertakings;

  • “parent undertaking” and “subsidiary undertaking” have the same meaning as in the Companies Act 2006 (see section 1162 of that Act);

  • “reclaim fund” has the meaning given by section 5(1).

  • F3“transfers”, in relation to the balance of a dormant account, includes bringing about the transfer of the balance.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Word in s. 6 omitted (6.6.2022) by virtue of Dormant Assets Act 2022 (c. 5), s. 34(3), Sch. 1 para. 9(a); S.I. 2022/582, reg. 2

F2

Words in s. 6 inserted (6.6.2022) by Dormant Assets Act 2022 (c. 5), s. 34(3), Sch. 1 para. 9(b); S.I. 2022/582, reg. 2

F3

Words in s. 6 inserted (6.6.2022) by Dormant Assets Act 2022 (c. 5), s. 34(3), Sch. 1 para. 9(c); S.I. 2022/582, reg. 2

Commencement

I1

S. 6 in force at 12.3.2009 by S.I. 2009/490, art. 2