In this Act "associate" includes a business associate and otherwise has the meaning given by the following provisions of this section.
A person is an associate of another if he is the spouse or civil partner or a relative of that other or of a business associate of that other.
In subsection (2) above "relative" means brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, lineal ancestor or linear descendant, ... references to a spouse include a former spouse and a reputed spouse, and references to a civil partner include a former civil partner and a reputed civil partner; and for the purposes of this subsection a relationship shall be established as if an illegitimate child or step-child of a person were the legitimate child of the relationship in question .
A body corporate is an associate of another body corporate—
An unincorporated association is an associate of another unincorporated association if any person—
A partnership is an associate of another partnership if—