# Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, Section 29: Section 28(1)(b): interpretation


(1) This section applies for the purposes of section 28(1)(b).
(2) “Qualifying activity” means any activity carried on—
(a) by a business for the purposes of the business, or
(b) by a voluntary or community body for the purposes of the body.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2) the references to a business or a voluntary or community body do not include a business or a voluntary or community body which—
(a) is controlled by a public authority, or
(b) is acting on behalf of a public authority in carrying out the activity.
(4) The Secretary of State must publish a statement as to how it is to be determined whether a business or a voluntary or community body is controlled by a public authority.
(5) “Voluntary or community body” means any of the following—
(a) a trade union (within the meaning of section 1 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 or Article 3 of the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/807 (N.I. 5)));
(b) an unincorporated body which does not distribute any surplus it makes to its members;
(c) a charity;
(d) a company limited by guarantee which does not distribute any surplus it makes to its members;
(e) a registered society within the meaning given by section 1 of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014;
(f) a registered society within the meaning given by section 1A of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 24 (N.I.)) or a credit union within the meaning of the Credit Unions (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/1205 (N.I. 12));
(g) a community interest company;
(h) a charitable incorporated organisation within the meaning of Part 11 of the Charities Act 2011 or of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 12 (N.I.));
(i) a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation within the meaning of Chapter 7 of Part 1 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 10).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/26/section/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/small-business-enterprise-and-employment-act-2015/section-29
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