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Statutory Instruments
Child Trust Funds
Made
11th February 2013
Laid before Parliament
12th February 2013
Coming into force
for the purposes of Regulations 1, 2(1), 2(3), 2(4)
16th March 2013
for the purpose of Regulation 2(2)
6th April 2013
The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3, 15, 12(2) and 28(1) to (3) of the Child Trust Funds Act 2004(1), make the following Regulations:
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Child Trust Funds (Amendment) Regulations 2013.
(2) This regulation and regulations 2(1), 2(3) and 2(4) come into force on 16th March 2013, from when regulation 2(3) has effect in respect of what would otherwise be fortnightly and initial return periods within regulation 30(1) of the Child Trust Funds Regulations 2004(2) beginning on or after that day.
(3) Regulation 2(2) comes into force on 6th April 2013.
2.—(1) The Child Trust Funds Regulations 2004 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 9(2) and 9(3) (annual limit on subscriptions), for “£3,600” substitute “£3,720”.
(3) Omit regulation 30 (fortnightly claim and financial returns).
(4) In consequence of paragraph (3) –
(a)in regulation 1 (citation and commencement), omit paragraph (f) (and the “and” before it), and
(b)in the table in regulation 2(2) (interpretation), omit the entries in relation to “first return period”, “fortnightly period” and “second return period”, and
(c)in regulation 14(2) (account provider – qualifications and Board’s approval), omit sub-paragraph (c), and
(d)in regulation 21(5) (transfer of accounts to other account providers), in sub-paragraph (b)(iv) for “26, 27 or 30” substitute “26 or 27”.
Robert Goodwill
Desmond Swayne
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
11th February 2013
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Child Trust Funds Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1450) (“the Regulations”).
Regulation 2(2), which comes into force on 6th April 2013, amends the Regulations by increasing the annual subscription limit in regulations 9(2) and 9(3) of the Regulations from £3,600 to £3,720 for a child trust fund account.
Regulation 2(3), which comes into force on 16th March 2013, amends the Regulations by removing the requirement for account providers to submit a fortnightly claim and financial return under regulation 30 of those Regulations in respect of periods beginning on or after 16th March 2013.
A Tax Information and Impact Note covering this instrument will be published on the HMRC website at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/thelibrary/tiins.htm.
2004 c. 6. Section 15 was amended by S.I. 2009/3054.
S.I. 2004/1450; relevant amending regulations are S.I. 2005/383; S.I. 2006/199; S.I. 2009/475; S.I. 2010/836 and S.I 2011/2447.
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