11.—(1) All transactions by way of purchase by an account provider of investments under an account shall be made—
(a)in the case of an authorised fund which is a dual priced unit trust, at the manager’s price for the sale of the relevant class of units within the meaning of, and complying with the requirements of, rule 15.4.4 of the Collective Investment Schemes Sourcebook M1;
(b)in the case of an authorised fund which is a single priced unit trust or an open-ended investment company, at the price of a unit or share within the meaning of, and complying with the requirements of, rule 4.3.11 of the Collective Investment Schemes Sourcebook; and
(c)in the case of all other account investments, at the price for which those investments might reasonably be expected to be purchased in the open market.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
“a dual priced unit trust” means an authorised unit trust in respect of which the manager gives different prices for buying and selling units at the same time;
“a single priced unit trust” means an authorised unit trust in respect of which the manager gives the same price for buying and selling units at the same time.
(3) All other transactions by way of sale or otherwise by an account provider in investments under an account shall be made at the price for which those investments might reasonably be expected to be sold or otherwise transacted, as the case may be, in the open market.
(4) Investments, or rights in respect of investments, may not at any time—
(a)be purchased or made otherwise than out of cash which an account provider holds under an account at that time; or
(b)be purchased from—
(i)the named child, or
(ii)the spouse of the named child,
so as to become account investments under the account.
(5) Subject to paragraph (6), contributions, subscriptions and any other cash held by an account provider under an account shall be held only in sterling and be deposited in an account with a deposit-taker [F1(including for this purpose a credit union)], or a deposit account or a share account with a building society, which is designated as a CTF account for the purposes of these Regulations only.
(6) An account provider who is a European institution, a relevant authorised person or an assurance undertaking may hold an account investor’s cash subscription and other cash held under an account in the currency of the EEA State in which he has his principal place of business and may deposit such cash in an account, which is designated as mentioned in paragraph (5), with any person authorised under the law of that State to accept deposits.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 11(5) inserted (6.4.2005) by The Child Trust Funds (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/909), regs. 1, 4
Marginal Citations
M1Available from the Financial Services Authority.