3 Interpretation
1 In this Order, unless otherwise provided—
“aircraft” means a fixed wing, swivel wing, rotary wing, tilt rotor or tilt wing airborne vehicle or helicopter;
“the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EU) No. 1352/2014 adopted by the Council of the European Union on 18th December 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Yemen;
“designated person” means any person, entity or body listed in Annex I to the Council Regulation;
“document” includes information recorded in any form, and in relation to information recorded otherwise than in legible form, references to its production include references to producing a copy of the information in legible form;
“economic resources” means assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are not funds but may be used to obtain funds, goods or services;
“frozen account” means an account with a relevant institution which is held or controlled (directly or indirectly) by a designated person;
“funds” means financial assets and benefits of every kind, including (but not limited to)—
(a) cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments,
(b) deposits with relevant institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations,
(c) publicly and privately traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures and derivatives contracts,
(d) interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets,
(e) credit, rights of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments,
(f) letters of credit, bills of lading and bills of sale,
(g) documents showing evidence of an interest in funds or financial resources, and
(h) any other instrument of export financing;
“goods” includes items, materials and equipment;
“Governor” means the Governor or other officer administering the Government of the Territory;
“officer”, in relation to a body corporate, means a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate or any person who has purported to act in any such capacity;
“person” means any natural or legal person, entity or body;
“relevant institution” means—
(a) any person who may lawfully accept deposits in or from within the Territory by way of business, or
(b) any society established lawfully in the Territory whose principal purpose is the making of loans secured on residential property where such loans are funded substantially by its members;
“ship” includes every description of vessel used in navigation;
“the Territory” has the meaning given in article 2(3);
“transfer” in relation to funds means—
(a) any transaction carried out on behalf of a payer through a payment service provider by electronic means, with a view to making funds available to a payee at a payment service provider, regardless of whether the payer and the payee are the same person, or
(b) any transaction by non-electronic means such as in cash, cheques or accountancy orders, with a view to making funds available to a payee regardless of whether the payer and payee are the same person;
“vehicle” means land transport vehicle.
O.J. L.365 19.12.2014.
2 For the purpose of the definition of “relevant institution” in paragraph (1)—
(a) the activity of accepting deposits has the meaning given by section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, taken with Schedule 2 to that Act and any order under section 22 of that Act, and
2000 c.8.
(b) a person is not regarded as accepting deposits by way of business if—
(i) the person does not hold himself or herself out as accepting deposits on a day to day basis, and
(ii) any deposits which the person accepts are accepted only on particular occasions, whether or not involving the issue of any securities.
3 In determining for the purposes of paragraph (2)(b) whether deposits are accepted only on particular occasions, regard is to be had to the frequency of those occasions and to any characteristics distinguishing them from each other.
4 An expression used both in this Order and in the Council Regulation has the meaning given in the Council Regulation.
5 A reference in this Order to any enactment (including legislation of the European Union) or statutory instrument is to be construed as a reference to that enactment or instrument as amended from time to time.