# Health and Social Care Act 2008, Section 150: Qualifying bodies


(1) A body is a qualifying body for the purposes of this group of sections if—
(a) a reasonable person might consider that its activities are being carried on for the benefit of the community in England,
(b) except in the case of a body of a prescribed kind, it satisfies prescribed conditions relating to the distribution of its profits,
(c) it is carrying on a business, and
(d) it satisfies such other conditions as may be prescribed.
(2) Regulations may provide that—
(a) a body may only be a qualifying body if it is of a prescribed kind;
(b) activities of a prescribed description are to be treated as being, or as not being, activities which a reasonable person might consider are activities carried on for the benefit of the community in England.
(3) “Community” includes a section of the community; and regulations may make provision about what does, does not or may constitute a section of the community.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/14/section/150 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2008/section-150
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