# The Industrial Training Levy (Reasonable Steps) Regulations 2008, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“1982 Act” means the Industrial Training Act 1982;
“board” means an industrial training board;
“independent research company” means a body carrying out research that—
(i) is not funded wholly or mainly out of public funds; and
(ii) does not have a proprietor, directors or shadow directors who are also members of the board appointing it to carry out the sample;
“levy proposals” means levy proposals which a board intends to submit to the Secretary of State under section 11(1) of the 1982 Act;
“necessary” means necessary to encourage adequate training in the industry to which the levy proposals relate;
“prescribed organisation” means an organisation of the description specified in regulation 4;
“public funds” means moneys provided by Parliament;
“relevant person” means a person who is likely to be liable to make payments by way of levy in consequence of the levy proposals;
“shadow director” means a person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors are accustomed to act, but a person is not to be regarded as a shadow director by reason only that the directors act on advice given by that person in a professional capacity; and
“unrepresented person” means a relevant person who is not represented by a prescribed organisation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1639/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/industrial-training-levy-reasonable-steps-regulations-2008/regulation-2
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