Regulation 2 InterpretationC1
In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Companies Act 2006;
“the 2009 Regulations” means the Companies (Disclosure of Address) Regulations 2009 M1;
“the 2016 Regulations” means the Limited Liability Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2016 M2;
F1“credit institution” has the same meaning as in regulation 10(1) of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017;
“financial institution” has the same meaning as in regulation 10(2) of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017;
“former name” means a name by which an individual was formerly known for business purposes;
“limited liability partnership” means a limited liability partnership incorporated under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 M3;
“name” means a person's 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 that person's forename and surname or in addition to either or both of them;
- (a)
“personal representative” means the executor or administrator for the time being of a deceased person;
“relevant body” means—
- (a)
a police force within the meaning of section 101(1) of the Police Act 1996 M4;
- (b)
the Police Service of Northern Ireland; and
- (c)
the Police Service of Scotland;
- (a)
“section 243 decision” means a determination under the 2009 Regulations which is a section 243 decision within the meaning of those Regulations;
“secured information” means the required particulars M5 (other than the particular required by section 790K(1)(i) of the Act) of a registrable person in relation to a company M6;
F2...
“voting rights” means rights to vote at general meetings of the company or legal entity in question, including rights that arise only in certain circumstances, and in relation to a legal entity that does not have general meetings at which matters are decided by the exercise of voting rights, a reference to voting rights is to be read as a reference to rights in relation to the entity that are equivalent to those of a person entitled to exercise voting rights in a company;
“voting shares” means shares carrying voting rights; and
“withdrawal notice” has the meaning given in regulation 21.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 2 inserted (26.6.2017) by The Information about People with Significant Control (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/693), regs. 2, 12 (with Sch. Pt. 1)
- F2
Words in reg. 2 revoked by virtue of the substitution of the enabling provision 2006 c. 46, s. 243(2) (4.3.2024) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (2023 c. 56), s. 219(1), Sch. 3 para. 3(2); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2
Marginal citations
- M1
S.I. 2009/214; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2009/1941, 2009/2400, 2009/2437, 2010/2156, 2011/1043, 2011/2085, 2012/700, 2013/472, 2013/1682, 2014/469, 2014/549, 2014/631 and 2015/842.
- M2
- M3
- M4
1996 c.16; section 101(1) was amended by section 96(2) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c.13).
- M5
See section 790K of the Act for the meaning of “required particulars”.
- M6
See section 1 of the Act for the meaning of “company”.
Modifications
- C1
Reg. 2 applied (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (6.4.2016) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/340), regs. 1(3), 4, Sch. 2 para. 1 (as amended: (26.6.2017) by S.I. 2017/693, regs. 2, 29 (with Sch. Pt. 2); and (27.1.2025) by S.I. 2024/1377, regs. 1(2), 11(2))