The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments) (Taxes) Order 2001

General investment rules

171.—(1) Amend regulation 6 (general investment rules) as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1) for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—

“(a) in the case of an authorised fund which is a dual priced unit trust, at the manager’s price for the sale of the relevant class of units within the meaning of, and complying with the requirements of, rule 15.4.4 of the Collective Investment Schemes Sourcebook;

(b) in the case of an authorised fund which is a single priced unit trust or an open-ended investment company, at the price of a unit or share within the meaning of, and complying with the requirements of, rule 4.3.11 of the Collective Investment Schemes Sourcebook; and”.

(3) After paragraph (1) insert—

“(1ZA) In paragraph (1)(a) and (b)—

“the Collective Investment Scheme Sourcebook” means the sourcebook of that name made by the Financial Services Authority under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000(1);

“a dual priced unit trust” means an authorised unit trust in respect of which the manager gives different prices for buying and selling units at the same time;

“a single priced unit trust” means an authorised unit trust in respect of which the manager gives the same price for buying and selling units at the same time.”.

(1)

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