Finance Act 1967

35 Life policies carrying rights not in money.

(1) Where any investments or other assets are, in accordance with a policy issued in the course of life assurance business carried on by an assurance company, transferred to the policy holder, the policy holder's acquisition of the assets, and the disposal of them to him, shall be deemed to be for a consideration equal to the market value of the assets—

(a) for the purposes of Part III of the [1965 c. 25.] Finance Act 1965 (chargeable gains), and

(b) for the purposes of computing income in accordance with Case I or Case VI of Schedule D, and

(c) for the purposes of Part II of the [1962 c. 44.] Finance Act 1962 (tax on short-term capital gains).

(2) In section 28(3) of the Finance Act 1965 (payment of sum assured by policy purchased from original holder to be treated as disposal of the policy) the reference to payment of the sum assured shall include a reference to the transfer of investments or other assets to the owner of the policy in accordance with the policy.

(3) This section has effect as respects investments or other assets transferred on or after 6th April 1967.

(4) In this section " assurance company " and " life assurance business " have the meanings given by section 437 of the [1952 c. 10.] Income Tax Act 1952.