# The Overseas Companies Regulations 2009, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“accounting documents”—
(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
(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—
(a)a branch within the meaning of the Eleventh Company Law Directive (89/666/EEC) , or
(b)a place of business that is not such a branch,
and “UK establishment” means an establishment in the United Kingdom;
“financial period”—
(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
(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);
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“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—
(a)a peer, or
(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”—
(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
(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).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1801/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/overseas-companies-regulations-2009/regulation-2
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