These Regulations may be cited as the Limited Liability Partnerships (Particulars of Usual Residential Address) (Confidentiality Orders) Regulations 2002.

These Regulations shall come into force on 2nd April 2002.

In these Regulations—

• “the 1985 Act” means the Companies Act 1985 as applied to limited liability partnerships by the Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations 20012 and by the Limited Liability Partnerships (No. 2) Regulations 20023;

• “the 2000 Act” means the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 20004;

• “beneficiary of an order” means an individual in relation to whom a confidentiality order is in force;

• “Companies (Particulars of Usual Residential Address) Regulations” means the Companies (Particulars of Usual Residential Address) (Confidentiality Orders) Regulations 20025;

• “competent authority” means any authority specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

• “police force” means a police force within the meaning of section 101(1) of the Police Act 19966 or section 50 of the Police (Scotland) Act 19677;

• “member” includes “designated member”;

• “principal Regulations” means the Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations 20018;

• “service address” means the address specified pursuant to regulation 2(2)(b) in an application made under section 723B(1) of the 1985 Act or, if another address has been substituted under regulation 7, the address most recently substituted under that regulation; and

• “working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday in any part of England or Wales under or by virtue of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 19719.

In these Regulations unless the contrary intention appears, expressions which are also used in the 2000 Act or in the principal Regulations shall have the same meanings as in that Act or in those Regulations.