# The Register of People with Significant Control Regulations 2016, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Companies Act 2006;
“the 2009 Regulations” means the Companies (Disclosure of Address) Regulations 2009;
“the 2016 Regulations” means the Limited Liability Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2016;
“former name” means a name by which an individual was formerly known for business purposes;
“limited liability partnership” means a limited liability partnership incorporated under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000;
“name” means a person’s forename and surname, except that in the case of—
(a) a peer; or
(b) an individual usually known by a title,
the title may be stated instead of that person’s forename and surname or in addition to either or both of them;
“personal representative” means the executor or administrator for the time being of a deceased person;
“relevant body” means—
(a) a police force within the meaning of section 101(1) of the Police Act 1996;
(b) the Police Service of Northern Ireland; and
(c) the Police Service of Scotland;
“section 243 decision” means a determination under the 2009 Regulations which is a section 243 decision within the meaning of those Regulations;
“secured information” means the required particulars (other than the particular required by section 790K(1)(i) of the Act) of a registrable person in relation to a company;
“specified public authorities” has the meaning given in regulation 22(1);
“voting rights” means rights to vote at general meetings of the company or legal entity in question, including rights that arise only in certain circumstances, and in relation to a legal entity that does not have general meetings at which matters are decided by the exercise of voting rights, a reference to voting rights is to be read as a reference to rights in relation to the entity that are equivalent to those of a person entitled to exercise voting rights in a company;
“voting shares” means shares carrying voting rights; and
“withdrawal notice” has the meaning given in regulation 21.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111143018/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-register-of-people-with-significant-control-regulations-2016/regulation-2
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