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14(1)A F1. . . friendly society which transacts no investment business after the date on which section 3 of this Act comes into force except for the purpose of making or carrying out relevant existing members’ contracts shall be treated for the purposes of that section as if it were an exempted person under Chapter IV of Part I of this Act.
(2)Subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, for the purposes of this paragraph “relevant existing members’ contracts”, in relation to any society, means—
(a)contracts made by the society before that date; and
(b)in the case of a small income society—
(i)during the period of three years beginning with that date, tax exempt investment agreements made by it with persons who were members of the society before that date; and
(ii)after the expiry of that period, tax exempt investment agreements made by it with such persons before the expiry of that period.
(3)Paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (2) above shall not apply to a F2. . .friendly society after the expiry of the period of two years beginning with that date unless before the expiry of that period it has by special resolution (within the meaning of the M1Friendly Societies Act 1974 F2. . .) determined—
(a)to transact no further investment business except for the purpose of carrying out contracts entered into before the expiry of the said period of three years; or
(b)to take such action as is necessary to procure the transfer of its engagements to another such society or a company or the amalgamation of the society with another such society under section 82 of the said Act of 1974 F2. . .,
and a copy of that resolution has been registered in accordance with section 86 of the said Act of 1974 F2. . ..
(4)For the purpose of sub-paragraph (2) above a society is a small income society if its income in 1985 from members’ contributions did not exceed £50,000.
(5)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above an investment agreement is a tax exempt investment agreement if the society by which it is made may obtain exemption from income and corporation tax on the profits from it under section [F3460(1) or 461(1)] of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act [F31988].
(6)A society to which sub-paragraph (1) or (2) above applies shall not be an authorised person for the purposes of this Act nor a regulated friendly society for the purposes of the provisions of Schedule 11 to this Act.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Sch. 15 para. 14(1) repealed (28.4.1993 for specified purposes and 1.1.1994 for all remaining purposes) by Friendly Societies Act 1992 (c. 40), s. 120, Sch. 22 Pt.I (with ss. 7(5), 93(4)); S.I. 1993/1186, art. 2(1), Sch. 1Appendix; S.I. 1993/2213, art. 2(1), Sch. 5Appendix.
F2Words in Sch. 15 para. 14(3) repealed (28.4.1993 for specified purposes and 1.1.1994 for all remaining purposes) by Friendly Societies Act 1992 (c. 40), s. 120, Sch. 22 Pt.I (with ss. 7(5), 93(4)); S.I. 1993/1186, art. 2(1), Sch. 1Appendix; S.I. 1993/2213, art. 2(1), Sch. 5Appendix.
F3 “460(1) or 461(1)" and “1988" substituted respectively by Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1, SIF 63:1), s. 844, Sch. 29 para. 32, Sch. 30 para. 6(1)
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