10. (1) Unless expressly provided otherwise, a reference in Parts 2 to 14 to a company is a reference to a private company limited by shares.

(2) For the avoidance of doubt, subsection (1) does not apply to the construction of—

(a) the expression “holding company”, where that expression is used without qualification, in Parts 2 to 14; or

(b) any related expression, where used without qualification, in those Parts.