Article 2 Interpretation: general

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “body corporate” includes a limited liability company constituted under the Limited Liability Companies Act 1996 (an Act of Tynwald) and, in relation to such a company, any reference to a director or other officer of a body corporate is a reference to a member and to the company’s manager and registered agent;

• “custody” means custody within the meaning of the Custody Act 1995 (an Act of Tynwald);

• “document” includes information recorded in any form, and in relation to information recorded otherwise than in legible form, references to its production include references to producing a copy of the information in legible form;

• “funds” means financial assets and economic benefits of any kind, including (but not limited to) gold coin, gold bullion, cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments; deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations; securities and debt instruments (including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures, debenture stock and derivatives contracts); interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets; credit, rights of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments; letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale; documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources, and any other instrument of export financing;

• “relevant institution” means—

  1. (a)

     a body corporate wherever incorporated;

  2. (b)

     a partnership formed under the law of the Isle of Man;

  3. (c)

     a partnership or other unincorporated association of two or more persons formed under the law of a member State of the European Community;

  4. (d)

     a European authorised institution within the meaning of the Banking Co-ordination (Second Council Directive) Regulations 1992^f1 which has lawfully established a branch in the Isle of Man for the purpose of accepting deposits or other repayable funds from the public;

  5. (e)

     a building society within the meaning of section 7 of the Industrial and Building Societies Act 1892 (an Act of Tynwald);

• “the Treasury” means the Isle of Man Treasury, a department of the government of the Isle of Man.