The Child Trust Funds (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2006

• Citation: S.I. 2006/3195
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Child Trust Funds (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 1st January 2007.

Section 2 Amendment of the Child Trust Funds Regulations 2004

The Child Trust Funds Regulations 2004 are amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendment of the Child Trust Funds Regulations 2004

In regulation 2(1)(b) (interpretation) insert at the appropriate place—

“building society bonus”, except in regulation 24(a)(i), excludes any bonus, distribution of funds or the conferring of rights in relation to shares—

in connection with an amalgamation, transfer of engagements or transfer of business of a building society, and

mentioned in section 96 or 100 of the Building Societies Act 1986 ,

and “payment under a building society bonus scheme” shall be construed accordingly;.

Section 4 Amendment of the Child Trust Funds Regulations 2004

In regulation 24(a) (exemption from tax)—

(a) in paragraph (i) at the end add “(excluding any building society bonus)”;

(b) after paragraph (ia) insert—

(ib) in respect of a payment under a building society bonus scheme, so far as the payment is calculated by reference to account investments (and if paid directly by the society into the account, the payment shall not count towards the subscription limit in regulation 9);

Section 5 Amendment of the Child Trust Funds Regulations 2004

After regulation 24(b) insert—

(ba) any gain or loss accruing on and attributable to a payment within paragraph (ib) of sub-paragraph (a) shall not be a chargeable gain or allowable loss for capital gains tax purposes;