INCOME TAX Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Friendly Societies (Modification of the Corporation Tax Acts) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 10th August 1995. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires “the principal Regulations ” means the Friendly Societies (Modification of the Corporation Tax Acts) Regulations 1992 and “regulation” means a regulation of those Regulations. Amendments to the principal Regulations 3 In regulation 2— a the following definition shall be inserted before the definition of “the Taxes Act”— “specified cases” means all cases other than those where, in relation to an accounting period— a friendly society has entered an appeal against an assessment or the refusal of a claim, the appeal concerns the calculation, or exemption from tax, of profits of life or endowment business, and the hearing of that appeal by the General Commissioners or the Special Commissioners has begun on or before 21st April 1995; ; b the following definition shall added at the end— “the 1992 Act ” means the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 . . 4 After regulation 3 there shall be inserted the following regulations— Modifications of section 72 of the Finance Act 1960 3A 1 Paragraphs (2) and (3) prescribe modifications of section 72 of the Finance Act 1960 so far as it applies to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies for accounting periods ending on or after 4th May 1966 but before 6th April 1970. 2 In subsection (2) for the words following “foregoing subsection” there shall be substituted the words “is machinery or plant provided for use or used for the purposes of the management of the taxable life or endowment business of a friendly society”. 3 After subsection (2) there shall be inserted— 2A in subsection (2) of this section “taxable life or endowment business” means life or endowment business (construed in accordance with section 29(8) of the Finance Act 1966 ) which is not exempt from corporation tax by virtue of section 440(1) of the Income Tax Act 1952 . . Modifications of section 69 of the Finance Act 1965 3B 1 Paragraphs (2) to (4) prescribe modifications of section 69 of the Finance Act 1965 so far as it applies to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies for accounting periods ending on or after 4th May 1966 but before 6th April 1970. 2 In subsection (1)— a The following paragraph shall be inserted before paragraph (a)— za the amount treated as expenses of management shall be restricted to expenses referable to life or endowment business (construed in accordance with section 29(8) of the Finance Act 1966) which is not exempt from corporation tax by virtue of section 440(1) of the Income Tax Act 1952; ; b in paragraph (a) after the words “expenses of management” there shall be inserted the words “(as so restricted)”. 3 In paragraph (b) of subsection (3) for the words “that business” there shall be substituted the words “taxable general annuity business”. 4 After subsection (9) there shall be added— 10 In subsection (3)(b) above “taxable general annuity business” means general annuity business other than general annuity business the profits arising from which are exempt from tax by virtue of section 440(1) of the Income Tax Act 1952. . Modifications of section 305 (1) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970 3C 1 Paragraphs (2) and (3) prescribe modifications of section 305(1) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970 so far as it applies to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies for accounting periods ending on or after 6th April 1970 but before 6th April 1988. 2 The following paragraph shall be inserted before paragraph (a)— za the amount treated as expenses of management shall be restricted to expenses referable to life or endowment business (construed in accordance with section 337(2) below) which is not exempt from corporation tax by virtue of section 332(1) below; . 3 in paragraph (a) after the words “expenses of management” there shall be inserted the words “(as so restricted)”. Modifications of section 306 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970 3D 1 Paragraphs (2) and (3) prescribe modifications of section 306 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970 so far as it applies to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies for accounting periods ending on or after 6th April 1970 but before 6th April 1988. 2 In subsection (1) for the words from “of the business” to “of life assurance,” there shall be substituted the words “of the taxable life or endowment business of a friendly society”. 3 After subsection (1) there shall be inserted— 1A In subsection (1) above “taxable life or endowment business” means life or endowment business (construed in accordance with section 337(2) below) which is not exempt from corporation tax by virtue of section 332(1) below. . 3E 1 Paragraphs (2) and (3) prescribe modifications of section 306 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970 so far as it applies to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies for accounting periods ending on or after 6th April 1988 but before 6th April 1990. 2 In subsection (1) for the words from “of the business” to “of life assurance,” there shall be substituted the words “of the taxable life or endowment business of a friendly society”. 3 After subsection (1) there shall be inserted— 1A In subsection (1) above “taxable life or endowment business” means life or endowment business (construed in accordance with section 466(1) of the Taxes Act 1988 ) which is not exempt from corporation tax by virtue of section 460 (1) of that Act . Modifications of section 313 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970 3F 1 Paragraphs (2) and (3) prescribe modifications of section 313 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970 so far as it applies to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies for accounting periods ending on or after 6th April 1970 but before 6th April 1988. 2 In subsection (1) for the words “that business” there shall be substituted the words “taxable general annuity business”. 3 After subsection (6) there shall be added— 7 In subsection (1) above “taxable general annuity business” means general annuity business other than general annuity business the profits arising from which are exempt from tax by virtue of section 332(1) below. . Modification of section 75 (3) of the Taxes Act 3G 1 Paragraph (2) prescribes a modification of subsection (3) of section 75 of the Taxes Act so far as it applies in designated cases to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies where an excess such as is mentioned in that subsection arises for an accounting period beginning on or after 1st January 1990. 2 In paragraph (b), after the words “expenses of management” there shall be inserted the words “referable to business chargeable to corporation tax”. 3 In paragraph (1) “designated cases” means all cases where— a expenses of management have been disbursed in the accounting period, b some of those expenses, when disbursed, were referable to business exempt from corporation tax by virtue of section 460(1) of the Taxes Act, and c in relation to the accounting period the case was not a specified case. Modifications of section 76 (1) of the Taxes Act 3H 1 Paragraphs (2) and (3) prescribe modifications of section 76(1) of the Taxes Act so far as it applies to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies for accounting periods ending on or after 6th April 1988 but beginning before 1st January 1990. 2 The following paragraph shall be inserted before paragraph (a)— za the amount treated as expenses of management shall be restricted to expenses referable to life or endowment business (construed in accordance with section 466(1)) which is not exempt from corporation tax by virtue of section 460(1); . 3 In paragraph (a) after the words “expenses of management” there shall be inserted the words “(as so restricted)”. 3I 1 Paragraphs (2) and (3) prescribe modifications of subsection (1) of section 76 of the Taxes Act so far as it applies to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies for accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 1990 but before 1st January 1992. 2 In paragraph (ca) for the words from “referable” to the end there shall be substituted the words “referable to taxable basic life assurance business”. 3 In paragraph (e) for the words from “referable” to the end there shall be substituted the words “referable to taxable basic life assurance business”. 3J 1 Paragraph (2) prescribes a modification of subsection (1) of section 76 of the Taxes Act so far as it applies in specified cases to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies for accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 1990 but before 1st January 1992. 2 In paragraph (d) after the words“referable to” there shall be inserted the words “tax exempt basic life assurance business”. 3K 1 Paragraphs (2) and (3) prescribe modifications of subsection (1) of section 76 of the Taxes Act so far as it applies to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies for accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 1992. 2 In paragraph (ca) for the words from“referable” to the end there shall be substituted the words “referable to taxable basic life assurance and general annuity business”. 3 In paragraph (e) for the words from “referable” to the end there shall be substituted the words “referable to taxable basic life assurance and general annuity business”. 3L 1 Paragraph (2) prescribes a modification of subsection (1) of section 76 of the Taxes Act so far as it applies in specified cases to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies for accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 1992. 2 In paragraph (d) after the words “referable to” there shall be inserted the words “tax exempt basic life assurance and general annuity business”. . 5 1 In regulation 8(1A) , for the words “subsection (8)” there shall be substituted the words “subsection (1A) or (7A)” . 2 Paragraph (1) shall have effect for accounting periods of friendly societies beginning on or after 1st January 1994. 6 After regulation 10 there shall be inserted the following regulations— Modifications of section 437 of the Taxes Act 10A 1 Paragraphs (2) and (3) prescribe modifications of section 437 of the Taxes Act so far as it applies to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies for accounting periods ending on or after 6th April 1988 but beginning before 1st January 1992. 2 In subsection (1) for the words “that business” there shall be substituted the words “taxable general annuity business”. 3 After subsection (6) there shall be added— 7 In subsection (1) above “taxable general annuity business” means general annuity business other than general annuity business the profits arising from which are exempt from tax by virtue of section 460(1). . 10B 1 Paragraph (2) prescribes a modification of section 437 of the Taxes Act so far as it applies to life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies for accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 1992. 2 In subsection (1A) there shall be inserted after the words “that they” the words “are referable to taxable basic life and general annuity business and”. Modifications of section 440 of the Taxes Act 10C 1 Paragraphs (3) and (4) prescribe modifications of section 440 of the Taxes Act so far as it applies to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies in a case specified in paragraph (2). 2 A case specified in this paragraph is any case where, on or after 20th March 1990 but before 1st January 1995— a A non-directive society becomes a directive society, or b a non-directive society, pursuant to conditions imposed by the Friendly Societies Commission under section 37(8) of the Friendly Societies Act 1992 , separates the funds maintained in respect of the society’s long term business from other funds maintained in respect of the society’s business. 3 In subsection (1), before the words “If at any time” there shall be inserted the words “Subject to subsection (4A) below,”. 4 After subsection (4) there shall be inserted— 4A Subsection (1) above shall not have effect in relation to the transfer of assets from the category set out in paragraph (e) of subsection (4) above to the category set out in paragraph (d) of that subsection. . . 7 1 In regulation 18(2), in the substituted subsection (2) of section 83 of the Finance Act 1989 , for the words “or “Other income”” in both places where they occur there shall be substituted the words “, “Other income ” or “Other expenditure””. 2 Paragraph (1) shall have effect for accounting periods of friendly societies beginning on or after 1st January 1990 but before 1st January 1995. 8 After regulation 18 there shall be inserted the following regulation— Modifications of section 28 of the Capital Allowances Act 1990 18A 1 Paragraphs (2) and (3) prescribe modifications of section 28 of the Capital Allowances Act 1990 so far as it applies in specified cases to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies for accounting periods ending on or after 6th April 1990 but beginning before 1st January 1995. 2 In subsection (1) for the words from “of the business” to “of life assurance,” there shall be substituted the words “of the taxable life or endowment business of a friendly society”. 3 After subsection (1) there shall be inserted— 1A In subsection (1) above “taxable life or endowment business” means life or endowment business (construed in accordance with section 466(1) of the principal Act) which is not exempt from corporation tax by virtue of section 460(1) of that Act. . . 9 After regulation 19 there shall be inserted the following regulations— Modifications of Schedule 8 to the Finance Act 1990 19A 1 Paragraphs (2) and (3) prescribe modifications of paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to the Finance Act 1990 so far as it applies to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies and paragraph (4) prescribes a further modification of that paragraph so far as it applies to the life or endowment business carried on by non-directive societies. 2 After sub-paragraph (1) (e) there shall be added— f “tax exempt basic life assurance and general annuity business”, “taxable basic life assurance and general annuity business”, “taxable basic life assurance business” and “taxable general annuity business” shall be construed in accordance with section 431 (2) of the Taxes Act 1988 . . 3 In sub-paragraph (2), before the words “basic life assurance business” and “general annuity business”, wherever occurring, there shall be inserted the word “taxable”. 4 The following sub-paragraph shall be added at the end— 3 References in this Schedule to assets, in relation to a company’s long term business fund, have the same meaning as in section 432A(1) of the Taxes Act 1988 . . 19B 1 Paragraphs (2) and (3) prescribe modifications of paragraph 3 of Schedule 8 to the Finance Act 1990 so far as it applies to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies. 2 In sub-paragraph (1)(c)— a before the words “basic life assurance and general annuity business” where they first occur there shall be inserted the word “taxable”; and b for the words “basic life assurance and general annuity business” where they secondly occur there shall be substituted the words “taxable basic life assurance and general annuity business or tax exempt basic life assurance and general annuity business”. 3 In sub-paragraph (2) (a), after the words “pension business” there shall be inserted the words “or tax exempt basic life assurance and general annuity business”. . 10 After regulation 20 there shall be inserted the following regulation— Modification of paragraph 16 of Schedule 7 to the Finance Act 1991 20A 1 Paragraph (2) prescribes a modification of paragraph 16 of Schedule 7 to the Finance Act 1991 so far as it as applies in specified cases to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies for accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 1992. 2 In sub-paragraph (7), in the definition of “general annuity contract”, before the words “general annuity business” there shall be inserted the word “taxable”. . 11 For regulation 21 there shall be substituted— Modifications of section 212 of the 1992 Act 21 1 Paragraph (3) prescribes a modification of section 212 of the 1992 Act so far as it applies to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies and paragraph (4) prescribes a further modification of that section so far as it applies to the life or endowment business carried on by non-directive societies. 2 This regulation has effect for accounting periods of incorporated friendly societies beginning on or after 19th February 1993, and for accounting periods of friendly societies other than incorporated friendly societies beginning on or after 1st January 1993. 3 In subsection (2), before the words “or to assets” there shall be inserted the words “or tax exempt basic life assurance and general annuity business”. 4 The following subsection shall be added at the end— 9 In subsection (1) above, the word “assets” in the expression “assets of an insurance company’s long term business fund” shall be construed in accordance with the word “assets” in the expression “assets of the company’s long term business fund” in subsection (11) of section 432A of the Taxes Act. . . 12 After regulation 21 there shall be inserted the following regulations— Modification of section 213 (1A) of the 1992 Act 21A 1 Paragraph (2) prescribes a modification of subsection (1A) of section 213 of the 1992 Act so far as it applies to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies for accounting periods of incorporated friendly societies beginning on or after 19th February 1993 and for accounting periods of friendly societies other than incorporated friendly societies beginning on or after 1st January 1993. 2 In paragraph (a) after the words “referable to” there shall be inserted the word “taxable”. Modifications of section 214 of the 1992 Act 21B 1 Paragraphs (2) to (5) prescribe modifications of section 214 of the 1992 Act so far as it applies to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies and paragraph (6) prescribes a further modification of that section so far as it applies to the life or endowment business carried on by non-directive societies for accounting periods beginning on or after 6th April 1992. 2 In subsection (1)(c), before the words “basic life assurance” there shall be inserted the word “taxable”. 3 In subsection (2), before the words “basic life assurance business” and before the words “general annuity business”, wherever occurring, there shall be inserted the word “taxable”. 4 In subsection (6)(c)— a before the words “basic life assurance and general annuity business” where they first occur there shall be inserted the word “taxable”; and b for the words “basic life assurance and general annuity business” where they secondly occur there shall be substituted the words “taxable basic life assurance and general annuity business or tax exempt basic life assurance and general annuity business”. 5 In subsection (7)(a), after the words “pension business” there shall be inserted the words “or tax exempt basic life assurance and general annuity business”. 6 The following subsection shall be added at the end— 13 References in this section to assets, in relation to a company’s long term business fund, have the same meaning as in section 432A (1) of the Taxes Act. . Modifications of section 214A of the 1992 Act 21C 1 Paragraphs (2) and (3) prescribe modifications of section 214A of the 1992 Act so far as it applies to the life or endowment business carried on by friendly societies for accounting periods of incorporated friendly societies beginning on or after 19th February 1993 and for accounting periods of friendly societies other than incorporated friendly societies beginning on or after 1st January 1993. 2 In subsection (4), before the words “basic life assurance”, wherever occurring, there shall be inserted the word “taxable”. 3 In subsection (11)— a before the words “basic life assurance” there shall be inserted the word “taxable”; and b in paragraph (a), after the words “pension business” there shall be inserted the words “,tax exempt basic life assurance and general annuity business”. . 13 Regulation 19 is hereby revoked. Derek Conway Andrew Mackay Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 19th July 1995