# The Immigration Act 2014 (Bank Accounts) (Prohibition on Opening Current Accounts for Disqualified Persons) Order 2014, Article 3: Prohibition on opening current accounts for disqualified persons


In article 2 of this Order—
(a) “charity” means a body whose annual income is less than £1 million and is any of the following—
(i) in England and Wales, a charity as defined by section 1(1) of the Charities Act 2011;
(ii) in Scotland, a charity as defined by section 106 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005;
(iii) in Northern Ireland, a charity as defined by section 1(1) of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008;
(b) “consumer” means an individual who, with respect to an account to be or being operated by or for them, is acting for purposes other than a trade, business or profession;
(c) “micro-enterprise” means an enterprise as defined in Article 1 and Article 2(1) and (3) of the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111119112/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-immigration-act-2014-bank-accounts-prohibition-on-opening-current-accounts-for-disqualified-persons-order-2014/article-3
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