Finance Act 2012

172 Minor definitions

(1) In this Part—

• “friendly society”, without qualification, means (except in section 171) a registered friendly society or an incorporated friendly society,

• “incorporated friendly society” means a society incorporated under FSA 1992,

• “policy”, in relation to BLAGAB or eligible PHI business, includes an instrument evidencing a contract to pay an annuity upon human life,

• “registered branch” has the same meaning as in FSA 1992 (and includes any branch that as a result of section 96(3) of FSA 1992 is treated as a registered branch), and

• “registered friendly society” has the same meaning as in FSA 1992 (and includes any society that as a result of section 96(2) of FSA 1992 is treated as a registered friendly society).

(2) Any other expression which is used in this Part and in Part 2 has the same meaning in this Part as in that Part.

(3) References in this Part to a friendly society include, in the case of a registered friendly society, references to any branch of that society.

(4) It is declared that for the purposes of this Part (except where provision to the contrary is made) a friendly society formed on the amalgamation of two or more friendly societies is treated as different from the amalgamated societies.

(5) A registered friendly society formed on the amalgamation of two or more friendly societies is treated for the purposes of this Part as registered not later than 3 May 1966 if at the time of the amalgamation—

(a) all the societies amalgamated were registered friendly societies eligible for the exemption conferred by section 153, and

(b) at least one of them was an old society,

or, if the amalgamation took place before 19 March 1985, the society was treated as registered not later than 3 May 1966 as a result of the proviso to section 337(4) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970.

(6) An incorporated friendly society formed on the amalgamation of two or more friendly societies is treated for the purposes of this Part as a society which, before its incorporation, was a registered friendly society registered not later than 3 May 1966 if at the time of the amalgamation—

(a) all the societies amalgamated were registered friendly societies eligible for the exemption conferred by section 153, and

(b) at least one of them was an old society.