High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017

Interpretation

18 (1) In this Schedule—

• “enactment”, except in paragraph 17, includes a Scottish enactment (as well as the instruments and provisions specified in the definition in section 68(1));

• “Scottish enactment” means an Act of the Scottish Parliament or an instrument made under such an Act (or a provision of such an Act or instrument);

• “subsidiary” has the meaning given by section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006;

• “transfer scheme” means a scheme under section 46;

• “transferee”, in relation to a transfer scheme, means a person who is a transferee in respect of property, rights or liabilities for whose transfer the scheme provides (or the person in whose favour any interest or right is created under paragraph 2);

• “transferor”, in relation to a transfer scheme, means the person for the transfer of whose property, rights or liabilities the scheme provides (or the person by whom any interest or right is created under paragraph 2).

(2) References in this Schedule to a right or entitlement include references to an entitlement to exercise a right (and references to a right’s arising include references to its becoming exercisable).