1260Meaning of “associate”
(1)In this Part “associate”, in relation to a person, is to be construed as follows.
(2)In relation to an individual, “associate” means—
(a)that individual’s spouse, civil partner or minor child or step-child,
(b)any body corporate of which that individual is a director, and
(c)any employee or partner of that individual.
(3)In relation to a body corporate, “associate” means—
(a)any body corporate of which that body is a director,
(b)any body corporate in the same group as that body, and
(c)any employee or partner of that body or of any body corporate in the same group.
(4)In relation to a partnership constituted under the law of Scotland, or any other country or territory in which a partnership is a legal person, “associate” means—
(a)any body corporate of which that partnership is a director,
(b)any employee of or partner in that partnership, and
(c)any person who is an associate of a partner in that partnership.
(5)In relation to a partnership constituted under the law of England and Wales or Northern Ireland, or the law of any other country or territory in which a partnership is not a legal person, “associate” means any person who is an associate of any of the partners.
(6)In subsections (2)(b), (3)(a) and (4)(a), in the case of a body corporate which is a limited liability partnership, “director” is to be read as “member”.