SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9 Exemptions

Part II The Groups

F1GROUP 15—INVESTMENT GOLD

Notes:

(1)

For the purposes of this Group “investment gold” means—

(a)

gold of a purity not less than 995 thousandths that is in the form of a bar, or a wafer, of a weight accepted by the bullion markets;

(b)

a gold coin minted after 1800 that—

(i)

is of a purity of not less than 900 thousandths,

(ii)

is, or has been, legal tender in its country of origin, and

(iii)

is of a description of coin that is normally sold at a price that does not exceed 180% of the open market value of the gold contained in the coin; or

(c)

a gold coin of a description specified in a notice that has been published by the Commissioners for the purposes of this Group and has not been withdrawn.

(2)

A notice under Note (1)(c) may provide that a description specified in the notice has effect only for the purposes of supplies made at times falling within a period specified in the notice.

(3)

Item 2 does not include—

(a)

the grant of an option, or

(b)

the assignment or surrender of a right under an option at a time before the option is exercised.

(4)

This Group does not include a supply—

(a)

between members of the London Bullion Market Association, or

(b)

by a member of that Association to a taxable person who is not a member or by such a person to a member.