Finance Act 1989

80 Gilt unit trusts. U.K.

(1) Where, in the case of a certified unit trust and apart from thissubsection, section 468(5) of the Taxes Act 1988 would apply as regards adistribution period beginning after 31st December 1989, section 468(5) shallnot apply in the case of the trust as regards that period.

(2) Where by virtue of subsection (1) above the last distribution period asregards which section 468(5) applies in the case of a certified unit trust isone beginning on or before, and ending after, 31st December 1989, thetrustees’ liability to income tax in respect of any source of incomechargeable under Case III of Schedule D shall be assessed as if they hadceased to possess the source of income on the last day of that distributionperiod.

(3) But where section 67 of the Taxes Act 1988 applies by virtue of subsection(2) above, it shall apply with the omission from subsection (1)(b) of thewords from “and shall” to “this provision”.

(4) For the purposes of this section “certified unit trust”means, as respects a distribution period, a unit trust scheme in the case ofwhich—

(a) an order under section 78 of the M1 Financial ServicesAct 1986 is in force during the whole or part of the accounting period inwhich the distribution period falls, and

(b) a certificate under section 78(8) of that Act, certifying that the scheme complies with the conditions necessary for it to enjoy the rights conferredby the UCITS directive, has been issued before or at any time during thataccounting period.

(5) In this section—

“distribution period” has the same meaning as in section 468 of the Taxes Act 1988,

“the UCITS directive” means the directive of the Council of the European Communities, dated 20th December 1985, on theco-ordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating toundertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (No.85/611/EEC), and

“unit trust scheme” has the same meaning as in section 469 of theTaxes Act 1988.

Marginal Citations

M1 1986 c. 60.