- certified sports ground
means a sports ground in respect of which a safety certificate is in force;
- certified sports stand
means a sports stand in respect of which a safety certificate is in force;
- contravention
includes a failure to comply, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
- delegate
includes further delegate;
- designated activities
means such of the activities of a security operative as are for the time being designated for the purposes of this section by an order made by the Secretary of State;
- financial year
means— (a) the period beginning with the day appointed for the coming into force of section 1 and ending with the next 31st March;
- information
includes reports, references and other documents, photographs and data of any description;
- licence
means a licence from the Authority under this Act;
- licensed premises
means (subject to sub-paragraph (3))—
- local authority
means—
- local statutory provision
means— (a) a provision of any local Act;
- lock
means a lock or similar device (whether operated mechanically, electronically or otherwise) that is designed or adapted—
- market research
includes—
- modification
includes amendments, additions and omissions, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
- premises
includes any vehicle or moveable structure and any other place whatever, whether or not occupied as land;
- prescribed
means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, or determined in any such manner and by such person as may be provided for in any such regulations;
- regulated person
means—
- relevant accountancy body
means any of the following— (a) the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales;
- security industry services
means services which are provided under a contract for services and in the course of which the person providing the services secures— (a) that the activities of a security operative are carried out;
- shadow director
means a shadow director as defined in section 251 of the Companies Act 2006;
- sports ground
has the same meaning as in that Act of 1975 (see section 17(1) of that Act);
- sports stand
means a stand within the meaning of Part 3 of that Act of 1987 (see section 26(11) of that Act);
- subsidiary
means a subsidiary as defined in section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006;
- surveillance
includes covertly listening to or recording conversations or other sounds and any method of covertly obtaining information;
- the Authority
means the Security Industry Authority;
- the Department of Justice
means the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland;
- vehicle
includes any vessel, aircraft or hovercraft.