SCHEDULES
F1SCHEDULE 4ADisposal of interest in settled property: deemed disposal of underlying assets
Condition as to settlor interest in the settlement
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The condition as to settlor interest in the settlement is that at any time in the relevant period the settlement—
a
was a settlor-interested settlement, or
b
comprised property derived, directly or indirectly, from a settlement that at any time in that period was a settlor-interested settlement.
2
The relevant period for this purpose is the period—
a
beginning two years before the beginning of the relevant year of assessment, and
b
ending with the date of the disposal of the interest in settled property.
This is subject to paragraph 13(3)(d) where the beginning of the disposal and its effective completion fall in different years of assessment.
3
The relevant period shall not be treated as beginning before 6th April 1999.
If the rule in sub-paragraph (2) (or, where relevant, that in paragraph 13(3)(d)) would produce that result, the relevant period shall be treated as beginning on that date.
4
For the purposes of this paragraph a “settlor-interested settlement” means a settlement in which a person who is a settlor in relation to the settlement has an interest or had an interest at any time in the relevant period.
The provisions of section F6169F(2) to (6) apply to determine for the purposes of this paragraph whether a settlor has (or had) an interest in the settlement.
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The condition as to settlor interest in the settlement is treated as not met in a year of assessment—
a
where the settlor dies during the year, F4...
b
in a case where the settlor is regarded as having an interest in the settlement by reason only of—
i
the fact that property is, or will or may become, payable to or applicable for the benefit of his spouse F2or civil partner, or
ii
the fact that a benefit is enjoyed by his spouse F2or civil partner,
c
in a case where the settlor is regarded as having an interest in a settlement by reason only of—
i
the fact that property is, or will or may become, payable to or applicable for the benefit of a dependent child of his, or
ii
the fact that a benefit is enjoyed by such a child,
where the settlor ceases during the year to have (and does not in that year subsequently come to have) any dependent child in relation to whom section F7169F(3A)(a) or (b) applies.
Sch. 4A inserted (with application in accordance with s. 91(3) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2000 (c. 17), s. 91(2), Sch. 24