The Child Trust Funds Regulations 2004

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Sch. para. 2(2)(a)(viii)-(x) inserted by S.I. 2024/1023 reg. 6(2)
reg. 8(2)(aa) inserted by S.I. 2024/1023 reg. 3(a)
reg. 8(2)(ba) inserted by S.I. 2024/1023 reg. 3(c)
reg. 8(2)(ea) inserted by S.I. 2024/1023 reg. 3(d)
reg. 12(s) inserted by S.I. 2024/1023 reg. 5(b)
reg. 12(2)(qa) inserted by S.I. 2024/1023 reg. 5(a)(iii)
reg. 12(2B)(2C) inserted by S.I. 2024/1023 reg. 5(c)

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Sch. para. 2(2)(a)(viii)-(x) inserted by S.I. 2024/1023 reg. 6(2)
reg. 8(2)(aa) inserted by S.I. 2024/1023 reg. 3(a)
reg. 8(2)(ba) inserted by S.I. 2024/1023 reg. 3(c)
reg. 8(2)(ea) inserted by S.I. 2024/1023 reg. 3(d)
reg. 12(s) inserted by S.I. 2024/1023 reg. 5(b)
reg. 12(2)(qa) inserted by S.I. 2024/1023 reg. 5(a)(iii)
reg. 12(2B)(2C) inserted by S.I. 2024/1023 reg. 5(c)

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2.—(1) A stakeholder account must have the characteristics set out in sub-paragraph (2) and must comply with the conditions set out in sub-paragraphs (3) to (5).U.K.

(2) The characteristics of a stakeholder account are—

(a)the account does not directly hold investments of any of the following kinds—

(i)those referred to in regulation 12(2)(f) (shares in an investment trust);

(ii)securities of an investment trust;

(iii)rights in with-profits endowment policies;

(iv)rights, under a contract of insurance, in a with-profits fund;

(v)units or shares in a relevant collective investment scheme unless it is a requirement of that scheme that the purchase and sale price of those units or shares shall, at any given time, not differ from each other and that the price must be made available to the public on a daily basis;

(vi)rights under a contract of insurance which are expressed as shares in funds held by the insurer unless it is a requirement of the contract of insurance that the purchase and sale price of those shares shall, at any given time, not differ from each other and that the price must be made available to the public on a daily basis;

[F1(via)shares referred to in regulation 12(2)(a) (shares issued by a company wherever incorporated and officially listed on a recognised stock exchange [F2or, in [F3the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or] the European Economic Area, admitted to trading on a recognised stock exchange]);]

(vii)depositary interests, where the investments concerned are investments of any of the kinds listed above in this paragraph;

(b)[F4the requirement is fulfilled that] the account provider, and any relevant person, F5... ensure that, subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, the account has exposure to equities F6...;

[F7(ba)interest accrues on investments referred to in regulation 12(2)(k) and (l) (cash deposited in a deposit account or in a share account) on a daily basis at a rate that is not less than the Bank of England base rate minus 1 per cent per annum [F8, except where cash is held temporarily on deposit in the course of dealing in investments under the account];

[F9(baa)when the Bank of England base rate increases, the interest rate on investments referred to in regulation 12(2)(k) and (l) (cash deposited in a deposit account or in a share account) must be raised within one month of the date of that increase;]

(bb)in relation to qualifying investments which are securities (other than in an investment trust) or a depositary interest where the relevant investments (within the meaning in that definition) are such securities, the requirement is fulfilled that—

(i)the securities fall within regulation 12(2)(c) [F10, (d) or (e)], or

(ii)where the securities fall within regulation 12(2)(b) F11... or (n), the contract under which the securities are or have been acquired, or any other transaction entered into by the registered contact or any other person, has the effect that the named child is not exposed, or not exposed to a significant extent, to the risk of loss from fluctuations in the value of the securities exceeding 20% of the capital consideration paid or payable for the acquisition of those securities, during the period when the securities in question are held in the account.]

(c)[F12the requirement is fulfilled that] the account provider and any relevant person F13... have regard to—

(i)the need for diversification of investments of the account, in so far as is appropriate to the circumstances of the account; and

(ii)the suitability for the purposes of the account of any investment, investment strategy or investment option proposed [F14.]

F15(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) The account provider must permit payment of subscriptions to the account by—

(a)cheque;

(b)direct debit;

(c)standing order;

(d)direct credit (other than standing order).

[F16For the purposes of this sub-paragraph, those means of payment do not include payments by cash, credit card or debit card or any combination including a payment by cash, credit card or debit card.]

(4) The minimum amount which may be subscribed to the account on a single occasion is £10 except where the account provider permits a smaller amount.

(5) Deductions from the account may only be made in the circumstances, and to the extent, set out in paragraph 3.

(6) In this paragraph—

“equities” means shares issued by a company wherever incorporated and officially listed on a recognised stock exchange [F17or, in [F18the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or] the European Economic Area, admitted to trading on a recognised stock exchange];

“insurer” means—

(a)

a person who has permission under Part 4 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to effect or carry out contracts of insurance, or

(b)

an EEA firm of the kind mentioned in paragraph 5(d) of Schedule 3 to that Act, which has permission under paragraph 15 of that Schedule (as a result of qualifying for authorisation under paragraph 12 of that Schedule) to effect or carry out contracts of insurance;

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“relevant collective investment scheme” means an authorised unit trust scheme, an authorised open-ended investment company or a recognised scheme, as the case may be, as defined in section 237(3) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

“relevant person” means any person to whom the account provider has delegated any of his functions or responsibilities under the management agreement; and

“with-profits fund” means a fund maintained by an insurer in respect of a particular part of its long-term business for which—

(a)

separate accounting records are maintained by the insurer in respect of all income and expenditure relating to that part of its business; and

(b)

the benefits payable in respect of policies allocated to that fund are determined partly by reference to a discretion exercisable by any person.

(7) In this paragraph, the definitions of “contract of insurance” and “insurer” must be read with—

(a)section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000,

(b)any relevant order made under that section, and

(c)Schedule 2 to that Act.

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. para. 2(2)(a)(via) inserted (6.4.2005) by The Child Trust Funds (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2676), regs. 1, 15(a)

F2Words in Sch. paras. 2(2)(a)(via) inserted (5.8.2013) by The Child Trust Funds (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1744), regs. 1, 10(a)