Words starting with L

licensed

Defined in Architects Act 1991, s 2

“means a corporation, partnership or limited liability partnership which has in force a licence”

Also defined in 7 other Acts

licensed accountant

Defined in Accountants Act, s 2

“means a member of the Society who is registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act as a licensed accountant”

licensed bookmaker

Defined in Gambling Control Act 2022, s 13

“includes a person who is granted a licence to conduct a betting operation”

licensed certification authority

Defined in Electronic Transactions Act, s 2

“means a certification authority licensed by the Controller pursuant to any regulations made under section 42”

licensed contact lens practitioner

Defined in Optometrists and Opticians Act 2007, s 38

“means a person who, immediately before 22 February 2008, was holding a valid licence granted to the person under the repealed Act (whether provisionally or otherwise) authorising the person to practise as a contact lens practitioner under …”

licensed credit bureau

Defined in Credit Bureau Act 2016, s 2

“means a credit bureau that is for the time being licensed”

licensed dealer

Defined in Rubber Dealers Act, s 2

“means a licensee holding a licence to deal in rubber”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

licensed e-waste recycler

Defined in Resource Sustainability Act 2019, s 2

“means a person who is licensed under section 23(1) of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987 to operate a disposal facility that receives, stores, sorts, processes or treats electrical and electronic waste”

licensed estate agent

Defined in Estate Agents Act 2010, s 3

“means a person who is the holder of an estate agent’s licence”

licensed financial adviser

Defined in Insurance Act 1966, s 2

“means a holder of a financial adviser’s licence under the Financial Advisers Act 2001”

licensed foreign law practice

Defined in Legal Profession Act 1966, s 2

“means a foreign law practice licensed under section 172”

licensed foreign trade repository

Defined in Securities and Futures Act 2001, s 2

“means a corporation that has in force a foreign trade repository licence granted by the Authority under section 46E(2)”

licensed FTZ operator

Defined in Customs Act 1960, s 3

“has the meaning given by section 2 of the Free Trade Zones Act 1966”

licensed gas business

Defined in Gas Act 2001, s 2

“means the business of a gas licensee in carrying on the activity in respect of which it holds a gas licence”

licensed gas service worker

Defined in Gas Act 2001, s 2

“means a person who is licensed under section 12(3)”

Also defined in 1 other Act

licensed general builder

Defined in Building Control Act 1989, s 2

“means a person to whom a general builder’s licence is granted but excludes the person when the general builder’s licence is not in force”

licensed grower

Defined in Control of Plants Act 1993, s 2

“means a person who is issued with a licence under section 10”

licensed home for children and young persons

Defined in Children and Young Persons Act 1993, s 2

“means a home for children and young persons that is licensed or deemed to be licensed as a social residential home under the Social Residential Homes Act 2025”

licensed housing developer

Defined in Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Act 1965, s 2

“means a housing developer holding a valid licence”

licensed insolvency practitioner

Defined in Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018, s 2

“mean the holder of a licence granted under section 51”

Also defined in 1 other Act

licensed insurer

Defined in Financial Advisers Act 2001, s 2

“means an insurer who is for the time being licensed under section 11 of the Insurance Act 1966”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

licensed operator

Defined in Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015, s 2

“means the person to whom a valid licence is granted under section 9(1)(a)”

licensed pharmacist

Defined in Poisons Act 1938, s 2

“means a pharmacist licensed under this Act”

licensed pipeline

Defined in Fire Safety Act 1993, s 77

“means any relevant pipeline licensed for the conveyance of any class of petroleum or any flammable material under section 82”

licensed place of business

Defined in Pawnbrokers Act 2015, s 2

“means a place specified in a licence as a place at which a licensee can carry on the business of pawnbroking”

licensed plumber

Defined in Public Utilities Act 2001, s 2

“means an individual who holds a plumber’s licence”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

licensed premises

Defined in Control of Essential Supplies Act 1973, s 2

“means any premises in respect of which a licence issued under section 7 is in force”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

licensed professional engineering practice

Defined in Professional Engineers Act 1991, s 2

“means —(a)a limited corporation licensed under section 30(1);(b)an unlimited corporation licensed under section 30(2);(c)a partnership licensed under section 30(3); or(d)a limited liability partnership licensed under section 30(4)”

licensed scheme

Defined in Resource Sustainability Act 2019, s 2

“means a producer responsibility scheme operated by a person who is licensed under section 29”

licensed solemniser

Defined in Women’s Charter 1961, s 2

“means a person licensed under section 22(2) to solemnise marriages”