The Gas (Applications for Licences and Extensions and Restrictions of Licences) Regulations 1996

Interpretation

7.  In this Schedule—

“the 1985 Act” means the Companies Act 1985(2);

“annual accounts” has the meaning given by section 262(1) of the 1985 Act and shall be confined in accordance with section 261(2) of that Act(3);

“auditors' report” means a report prepared under section 235(1) of the 1985 Act(4);

“company” means

(i)

a company within the meaning of section 735 of the 1985 Act; or

(ii)

a body corporate, incorporated in and having a principal place of business in Great Britain, other than a body corporate mentioned in section 718(2) of the 1985 Act;

“group” has the meaning given by section 262 of the 1985 Act(5);

“group accounts” means such accounts as are required to be prepared by section 227 of the 1985 Act, or, as the case may be, delivered under section 228(2)(e) of that Act, together with any accounts required to be delivered in accordance with section 243(2) of that Act(6);

“parent undertaking” and “subsidiary undertaking” have the meanings given by section 258 of the 1985 Act(7).

(1)

In paragraphs 1 to 4 and 6 below, if the application is for an extension or restriction of a licence, information and documents need only be given in so far as, in any material respect, they differ from or add to the most recent information or documents which were provided in relation to the same requirement—

(a)

with an application made by the applicant in accordance with these Regulations; or

(b)

subsequent to such an application in pursuance of a condition of the applicant’s licence.

(2)

1985 c. 6.

(3)

Sections 261 and 262 were inserted by section 22 of the Companies Act 1989 (c. 40).

(4)

Section 235 was inserted by section 9 of the Companies Act 1989.

(5)

Section 262 was inserted by section 22 of the Companies Act 1989.

(6)

Section 227, 228 and 243 were inserted by sections 5(1), 5(3) and 11 of the Companies Act 1989 respectively.

(7)

Section 258 was inserted by section 21(1) of the Companies Act 1989.