s 11 Interpretation.
(1) In this Act the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:— “ charitable purpose ” means any charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purpose, whether or not the purpose is charitable within the meaning of any rule of law; “ collection ” means an appeal to the public, made by means of visits from house to house, to give, whether for consideration or not, money or other property; and “ collector ” means, in relation to a collection, a person who makes the appeal in the course of such visits as aforesaid; “ house ” includes a place of business; “ licence ” means a licence under this Act; . . . “ prescribed ” means prescribed by regulations made under this Act; “ proceeds ” means, in relation to a collection, all money and all other property given, whether for consideration or not, in response to the appeal made; “ promoter ” means, in relation to a collection, a person who causes others to act, whether for remuneration or otherwise, as collectors for the purposes of the collection; and “promote” and “promotion” have corresponding meanings. (2) For the purposes of this Act, a collection shall be deemed to be made for a particular purpose where the appeal is made in association with a representation that the money or other property appealed for, or part thereof, will be applied for that purpose.