Part 1: Overview and key interpretation Section 2: "Subsidy"
This section defines a subsidy for the purposes of the Act. It is a four-limbed test, which has been designed in such a way to allow the UK to meet national policy objectives and international obligations. Where each limb is met the financial assistance given by a public authority to an enterprise will be a subsidy. This definition applies to both the production of goods and the provision of services.
	Subsection (1) sets out the four limbs.
	Subsection (2) provides examples of the way in which financial assistance may be given.
	Subsection (3) and (4) explain that financial assistance that is given by a person who is not a public authority will still constitute a subsidy where certain conditions are met. These conditions relate to the origin of the funds used to pay the financial assistance, and the control exercised by a public authority over the decision to give financial assistance.
	Subsection (5) explains the point in time at which a subsidy is considered to have been given to the enterprise.
	Subsection (6) highlights other interpretive provisions relevant to this section.