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Article 32 — Definitions

The following words and phrases shall where the context permits have the meaning shown against each of them:

AML/CFT Law Law No. (4) of 2010 of the State on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism.
AML/CFT Rules the Regulatory Authority Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorist Financing Rules 2010.
Annual Report the report containing the information set out in Article 22.
Articles of Association the articles of association signed by the incorporators of a Limited Liability Company setting out the rules for the internal governance of the entity and which must comply with the Companies Regulations.
Company a Limited Liability Company incorporated in the QFC under the provisions of the Companies Regulations.
Companies Regulations the Companies Regulations 2005.
Companies Rules the Qatar Financial Centre Companies Rules.
CRO the Companies Registration Office.
Customer Identification Documentation the documentation described in Part 4.6 of the AML/CFT Rules.
Designated Representative the Person identified in Article 20.
DNFBP designated non-financial business or profession for the purposes of the AML/CFT Law and AML/CFT Rules.
Eligible Firm an entity identified as an Eligible Firm for the purpose of Articles 18 and 22.2 of these Regulations in Rules made by the QFC Authority.
Family Entity the entity described in Article 12.
Family Fiduciary Structure the structure described in Article 11.
Family Member the individual described in Article 10.
FSR Regulation No. (1) of 2005, the QFC Financial Services Regulations.
Information Notice the notice described in Article 27.
Licence a licence, approval or authorisation to operate in the QFC issued by the QFC Authority pursuant to Article 11.1 of the QFC Law.
Minister the Minister of Finance.
Permitted Activities the activities listed in Schedule 3 of the QFC Law or designated by the Council of Ministers under Article 10(1) of the QFC Law.
Prescribed Fee a fee prescribed in rules made or approved by the QFC Authority.
Prescribed Form a form prescribed by or approved by the QFC Authority.
Person a natural or juridical person, body corporate, or body unincorporated, including a branch, a company, partnership, unincorporated association or other undertaking, government or state.
QFC Authority the Qatar Financial Centre Authority established pursuant to Article 3 of the QFC Law.
QFC Authority Regulations Regulation No. 9 of 2006, the QFC Authority Regulations.
QFCA Rules the rules of the QFC Authority made pursuant to Article 12 of the QFC Authority Regulations.
QFC Law Law No. (7) of 2005 of the State, as amended.
Regulated Activities those activities subject to regulation by the Regulatory Authority as defined in the QFC Law.
Regulatory Authority the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority established pursuant to Article 8 of the QFC Law.
Rules rules made by the QFC Authority pursuant to Article 6 of these Regulations.
Single Family a family described in Article 8.
Single Family Office Client any Person to whom a Single Family Office provides services.
SFO or Single Family Office the office described in Article 9.
SFO Activities activities that a Single Family Office is allowed to carry on in or from the QFC as set out in Article 13 of these Regulations.
SFO Regulations these Regulations.
State the State of Qatar.