Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020

2 (1) For the purposes of this schedule, a registered party, a qualifying individual or a qualifying body may make a declaration to the Electoral Commission in accordance with this paragraph and paragraph 3 identifying the outcome for which the party, individual or body proposes to campaign at the referendum. S

(2) A party, individual or body which has made a declaration in accordance with this paragraph and paragraph 3 is referred to in this Act as a “permitted participant”.

(3) A “qualifying individual” is an individual who is—

(a) resident in the United Kingdom, or

(b) registered in an electoral register.

(4) A “qualifying body” is a body which is—

(a) a company—

(i) registered under the Companies Act 2006,

(ii) incorporated within the United Kingdom or another member State, and

(iii) carrying on business in the United Kingdom,

(b) a trade union entered in the list kept under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 or the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/807),

(c) a building society within the meaning of the Building Societies Act 1986,

(d) a limited liability partnership—

(i) registered under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000, and

(ii) carrying on business in the United Kingdom,

(e) a friendly society registered under the Friendly Societies Act 1974, a registered society within the meaning of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 or a society registered (or deemed to be registered) under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969,

(f) an unincorporated association of two or more persons which—

(i) does not fall within any of the preceding paragraphs,

(ii) carries on business or other activities wholly or mainly in the United Kingdom, and

(iii) has its main office in the United Kingdom,

(g) any body incorporated by Royal Charter and not otherwise within this sub-paragraph,

(h) any Scottish charitable incorporated organisation within the meaning of Chapter 7 of Part 1 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005,

(i) any charitable incorporated organisation within the meaning of Part 11 of the Charities Act 2011 or Part 11 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, or

(j) any partnership constituted under the law of Scotland which carries on its business in the United Kingdom.