Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “accounting documents”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to an overseas company to which Chapter 2 of Part 5 applies (companies required to prepare and disclose accounts under parent law), has the meaning given by regulation 31(2), and

  2. (b)

     in relation to a credit or financial institution to which Chapter 2 of Part 6 applies (institutions required to prepare accounts under parent law), has the meaning given by regulation 44(2);

• “certified copy” means a copy certified as a correct copy;

• “constitution”, in relation to an overseas company, means the charter, statutes, memorandum and articles of association or other instrument constituting or defining the company's constitution;

• “credit or financial institution” means a credit or financial institution to which section 1050 of the Companies Act 2006 applies;

• “disclosure”, in relation to a credit or financial institution to which Chapter 2 of Part 6 applies, has the meaning given by regulation 44(2);

• “establishment” means—

  1. (a)

     a branch within the meaning of the Eleventh Company Law Directive (89/666/EEC) M1, or

  2. (b)

     a place of business that is not such a branch,

  and “UK establishment” means an establishment in the United Kingdom;

• “financial period”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to an overseas company to which Chapter 2 of Part 5 applies (companies required to prepare and disclose accounts under parent law), has the meaning given by regulation 31(2), and

  2. (b)

     in relation to a credit or financial institution to which Chapter 2 of Part 6 applies (institutions required to prepare accounts under parent law), has the meaning given by regulation 44(2);

• F1...

• “former name”, in the case of an individual, means a name by which the individual was formerly known for business purposes;

• “name”, in the case of an individual, means the person's Christian name (or other forename) and surname, except that in the case of—

  1. (a)

     a peer, or

  2. (b)

     an individual usually known by a title,

  the title may be stated instead of the individual's Christian name (or other forename) and surname or in addition to either or both of them; and

• “parent law”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to an overseas company to which Chapter 2 of Part 5 applies (companies required to prepare and disclose accounts under parent law), has the meaning given by regulation 31(2), and

  2. (b)

     in relation to a credit or financial institution to which Chapter 2 of Part 6 applies (institutions required to prepare accounts under parent law), has the meaning given by regulation 44(2).