Commentary Part 1 – Airports Interpretation Section 71: Connected persons
210.Sections 3, 16, 21, 23, 25, 44 and Schedule 2 refer to the concept of “connected persons”. Section 71 defines this concept for the purposes of Part 1 of the Act. Connected persons are defined by reference to the Companies Act 2006 using the definition of “group undertaking” set out in section 1161 of that Act in order to cover any arrangements an operator may have within a company group. Subsection (3) enables the Secretary of State to modify the “connected persons” definition for the purposes of Part 1.