Group relief not withdrawn as a result of certain transfers of business etc. by mutual societies
11(1)Group relief is not withdrawn under paragraph 8 where—
(a)there is a relevant transfer of business or engagement,
(b)before the date of the relevant transfer there had been a relieved transaction, and
(c)as a result of that transfer, the buyer in the relieved transaction ceases to be a member of the same group as the seller—
(i)before the end of the period of 3 years beginning with the effective date of the relieved transaction, or
(ii)in pursuance of, or in connection with, arrangements made before the end of that period.
(2)In this paragraph, a “relevant transfer of business or engagement” means—
(a)a transfer of business described in paragraph 10(1)(a) and (b) of Schedule 22 (transactions entered into by building societies);
(b)a transfer of business described in paragraph 11(1) of that Schedule (transactions entered into by friendly societies);
(c)a transfer of business described in paragraph 12(1) of that Schedule (transactions entered into by co-operative and community benefit societies or credit unions).