34Interpretation

1. In this subpart, unless the context otherwise requires,—

   access, in relation to information, means to do any or all of the following:

   1. inspect the information:
   2. copy the information, or any part of the information:
   3. obtain a printout of the information

   agency means—

   1. the chief executive of a department:
   2. a department:
   3. the board of an interdepartmental venture:
   4. an interdepartmental venture:
   5. a Registrar or Deputy Registrar appointed under, or in accordance with, any enactment:
   6. a Board established under section 8 of the Charities Act 2005:
   7. a regulatory authority

   entity means—

   1. an unincorporated body:
   2. a body corporate:
   3. a corporation sole:
   4. a trust

   evidence, in relation to a legal identity, status, capacity, or unique identifier, means any documentation (whether physical or electronic) or thing that—

   1. has a tendency to prove, or purports to establish, the identity, status, or capacity or that the unique identifier has been allocated; or
   2. can be used to support the proof or establishment of the identity, status, or capacity or that the unique identifier has been allocated

   regulatory authority means any authority having statutory functions that include any or all of the following:

   1. monitoring the business community:
   2. regulating any business sector:
   3. conducting inquiries and investigations into any business activity or practice:
   4. enforcing legislation that relates to business activities.

2. For the purposes of this subpart,—

3. a record is publicly available if an agency, in the ordinary course of its activities, makes the record available to the public for inspection or searching; but
4. a record is not to be treated as publicly available merely because it is or may be required to be made available under the Official Information Act 1982.