Amendment of the Individual Savings Account Regulations 1998

4.—(1) In regulation 12A(1), after the fourth use of “account”, insert “or by the holder of a junior ISA account arising from a transfer provided for by regulation 20A of the Child Trust Funds Regulations 2004, or if the application is preliminary to such a transfer”.

(2) In regulation 12A(2), for “An eligible”, substitute “A”.

(3) After regulation 12A(3), insert—

(3A) Except in the case of an account that will be held by an eligible child as mentioned in paragraph (1), the word “eligible” in paragraphs (4), (6), (7)(g), (h) and (i) and (8) must be disregarded..

(4) In regulation 12A(7)(c), after “2004” insert “(but this is not required if the person who will hold the account is already the holder of a junior ISA account arising from a transfer mentioned in paragraph (1), or if the application is preliminary to such a transfer)”.

(5) In regulation 12A(7)(d)(i), after “Kingdom” insert “(but this is not required if the application is preliminary to a transfer mentioned in paragraph (1))”.