Finance Act 1971

Section 21.

SCHEDULE 3 U.K. OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMES

PART I U.K. TRANSITIONAL

1.to 7. U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 3 paras. 1 to 7, 9 to 13, Sch. 4, Sch. 6 paras. 1 to 80, 91 to 93, Sch. 7 repealed by Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1, SIF 63:1), s. 844, Sch. 31

Schemes approved under old law Taxation of refunds of contributions and commutation payments U.K.

8 (1) This paragraph has effect as respects any payment chargeable to tax for the year 1971-72 or any later year of assessment under Regulation 7, 8 or 13 of the Regulations dated November 10th 1921 made by the Board under section 32 of the Finance Act 1921 (which corresponds to section 208 of the [F2 the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970]). U.K.

(2) Where tax is chargeable under the said Regulation 7 (or Regulation 13 with that Regulation) then—

(a) if the scheme relates to a trade, profession or vocation carried on by the employer, the payment shall be treated for the purposes of the Tax Acts as a receipt of that trade, profession or vocation receivable when the payment falls due or on the last day on which the trade, profession or vocation is carried on by the employer, whichever is the earlier;

(b) if the scheme does not relate to such a trade, profession or vocation, the employer shall be charged to tax on the amount of the payment under Case VI of Schedule D.

(3) Where tax is chargeable under the said Regulation 8 (or Regulation 13 with that Regulation), [F3 section 598(2) to (4) of the Taxes Act] shall apply as they apply to tax chargeable under that paragraph.

(4) If at any time the scheme becomes an approved scheme (that is to say approved for the purposes of Chapter II of Part II of the Finance Act [F3 1970 or Chapter I of Part XIV of the Taxes Act]) no tax shall be chargeable under the said Regulations on any payment made under the scheme after that time.

(5) The provisions of this paragraph shall have effect in substitution for the provisions of the said Regulations as to the rate of tax and the manner of charging tax, and the said Regulations 7, 8 and 13 shall not cease to be in force by reason of the provisions of this Act repealing the said section 208 of the [F3 the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970], or of the provisions of this Act under which in certain cases the said section 208 ceases to apply to a scheme before the date of that repeal.

Textual Amendments

F2 Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1, SIF 63:1), Sch. 29 para. 32

F3 Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1, SIF 63:1), Sch. 29 para. 32

9.to 13. U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4

Textual Amendments

F4 Sch. 3 paras. 1 to 7, 9 to 13, Sch. 4, Sch. 6 paras. 1 to 80, 91 to 93, Sch. 7 repealed by Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1, SIF 63:1), s. 844, Sch. 31