Part 4Savings and investment income

Chapter 9Gains from contracts for life insurance etc.

Person liable etc.

470Interests in rights under a policy or contract for section 469

1

This section sets out the circumstances in which a person has a material interest in the rights under a policy or contract for the purposes of section 469.

2

An individual has such an interest if—

a

the individual beneficially owns a share in the rights,

b

a share in them is held on non-charitable trusts which the individual created, or

c

a share in them is held as security for the individual's debt.

3

A company has such an interest if—

a

the company beneficially owns a share in the rights,

b

a share in them is held on non-charitable trusts which the company created, or

c

a share in them is held as security for the company's debt.

4

Personal representatives have such an interest if they hold a share in the rights.

5

Trustees of a charitable trust have such an interest if a share in the rights—

a

is held by them, or

b

is held as security for a debt owed by them.

6

Trustees of a non-charitable trust have such an interest if—

a

a share in the rights is held by the trustees and one of the absent settlor conditions specified in section 467(4) is met,

b

a share in the rights is held by them, none of those conditions is met and no individual, company or personal representatives have an interest in the share, or

c

a share in them is held as security for a debt owed by the trustees.

7

A foreign institution has such an interest if—

a

the institution beneficially owns a share in the rights,

b

the rights are held for the institution's purposes, or

c

a share in them is held as security for the institution's debt.