# The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2000, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) In this Order—
(a) “small business supplier” means a supplier, not being a United Kingdom public authority, whose business is a small business;
(b) “a United Kingdom public authority” means an authority falling within Schedule 1 to the first commencement order, the Schedule to the second commencement order or the Schedule to this Order;
(c) “the first commencement order” means the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1998;
(d) “the second commencement order” means the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1999.
(2) For the purposes of this Order, a business is a small business if the number of full-time employees employed in the business is 50 or fewer when calculated in accordance with Schedule 2 to the first commencement order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2225/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/late-payment-of-commercial-debts-interest-act-1998-commencement-no-3-order-2000/article-2
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