Part 2Freezing Orders
Interpretation
9 Nationals and residents
1
A national of the United Kingdom is an individual who is—
a
a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen,
b
a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61) is a British subject, or
c
a British protected person within the meaning of that Act.
2
A resident of the United Kingdom is—
a
an individual who is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom,
b
a body incorporated under the law of any part of the United Kingdom, or
c
a Scottish partnership.
3
A resident of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom is—
a
an individual who is ordinarily resident in such a country or territory, or
b
a body incorporated under the law of such a country or territory.
4
For the purposes of subsection (3)(b) a branch situated in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom of—
a
a body incorporated under the law of any part of the United Kingdom, or
b
a Scottish partnership,
is to be treated as a body incorporated under the law of the country or territory where the branch is situated.
5
This section applies for the purposes of this Part.