Schedules

Schedule 4Investment vehicles

Part 2Real estate investment trusts

5Genuine diversity of ownership

1

Section 528ZB of CTA 2010 is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (2)—

a

in the words before paragraph (a), for “it meets” substitute “the scheme meets or, if the scheme is part of multi-vehicle arrangements, the arrangements meet”;

b

omit the words after paragraph (b).

3

After that subsection insert—

2A

For the purposes of subsection (2), those Regulations have effect as if references to a fund included—

a

multi-vehicle arrangements, and

b

a collective investment scheme which is not an offshore fund.

4

In subsection (3), for “the vehicle” substitute “the scheme”.

5

In subsection (4), for “vehicle”, in both places it occurs, substitute “scheme”.

6

After subsection (5) insert—

6

Where the collective investment scheme is part of multi-vehicle arrangements, subsections (3) to (5) apply as if references to “the scheme” included the multi-vehicle arrangements.

7

In this section “multi-vehicle arrangements” means arrangements comprising two or more schemes under which an investor in one of those schemes would reasonably regard that investment as an investment in the arrangements as a whole rather than exclusively in any particular scheme.