# House to House Collections Act 1939, Section 11: Interpretation.


(1) In this Act the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:—
“charitable purpose” means any charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purpose, whether or not the purpose is charitable within the meaning of any rule of law;
“collection” means an appeal to the public, made by means of visits from house to house, to give, whether for consideration or not, money or other property; and “collector” means, in relation to a collection, a person who makes the appeal in the course of such visits as aforesaid;
“house” includes a place of business;
“licence” means a licence under this Act;
. . .
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made under this Act;
“proceeds” means, in relation to a collection, all money and all other property given, whether for consideration or not, in response to the appeal made;
“promoter” means, in relation to a collection, a person who causes others to act, whether for remuneration or otherwise, as collectors for the purposes of the collection; and “promote” and “promotion” have corresponding meanings.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, a collection shall be deemed to be made for a particular purpose where the appeal is made in association with a representation that the money or other property appealed for, or part thereof, will be applied for that purpose.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/44/section/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/house-to-house-collections-act-1939/section-11
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