SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12 Contractual Savings Schemes

Treasury authorisation

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Section 326 shall be further amended by inserting the following subsections after subsection (5) (inserted by paragraph 3 above)—

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Any terminal bonus, interest or other sum payable under a scheme shall not be treated as payable under a certified contractual savings scheme for the purposes of this section if—

a

the contract under which the sum is payable provides for contributions to be made by way of investment in a building society or to be made to an institution authorised under the Banking Act 1987 or to a relevant European institution, and

b

neither the requirement under subsection (7) below nor that under subsection (8) below is fulfilled.

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The requirement under this subsection is that—

a

when the contract is entered into there is Treasury authorisation for the society or institution concerned to enter into contracts under the scheme, and

b

the authorisation was given without any conditions being imposed.

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The requirement under this subsection is that—

a

when the contract is entered into there is Treasury authorisation for the society or institution concerned to enter into contracts under the scheme,

b

the authorisation was given subject to conditions being met, and

c

the conditions are met when the contract is entered into.

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This paragraph shall apply in relation to schemes not certified as mentioned in section 326(3)(b), (4)(b) or (5)(b) before the day appointed under paragraph 4(3) above.