# The Friendly Societies Appeal Tribunal Regulations 1993, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–
“the Act” means the Friendly Societies Act 1992;
“appeal” means an appeal to which these Regulations apply in accordance with regulation 3;
“appellant” means a person who under the Act is entitled to appeal or, being so entitled, has appealed, as the case may be, to the Tribunal against a decision of the Commission;
“the chairman” means the chairman of the Tribunal appointed in accordance with section 59(2)(a) of the Act;
“the Commission” means the Friendly Societies Commission established by section 1 of the Act;
“preliminary hearing” means the hearing held pursuant to regulation 10;
“the secretary” means the person appointed by the Treasury to act as secretary to the Tribunal;
“the Tribunal” means the tribunal constituted in accordance with section 59(2) of the Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/2002/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/friendly-societies-appeal-tribunal-regulations-1993/regulation-2
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