http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/1/section/552Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988An Act to consolidate certain of the enactments relating to income tax and corporation tax, including certain enactments relating also to capital gains tax; and to repeal as obsolete section 339(1) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970 and paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 11 to the Finance Act 1980.1988-02-09texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2025-05-28Expert Participation2025-03-20 Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988s. 109A(4B)Finance Act 2005Sch. 4 para. 6(3)Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988ActHorserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Act 2004s. 18s. 40Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988Sch. 19AB para. 5(5)(a)(b)The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments) (Taxes) Order 2001art. 52(2)(n)art. 1(2)(a)Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988ActThe Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations 2010reg. 16 Sch. 2reg. 1(2) PART XIII CHAPTER II5521Where a chargeable event . . . has happened in relation to any policy or contract, the body by or with whom the policy or contract was issued, entered into or effected shall—aunless satisfied that no gain is to be treated as arising by reason of the event, deliver to the appropriate policy holder before the end of the relevant three month period a certificate specifying the information described in subsection (5) below; andbif the condition in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (2) below is satisfied, deliver to the inspector before the end of the relevant three month period a certificate specifying the information described in subsection (5) below together with the name and address of the appropriate policy holder.2For the purposes of this section—athe condition in this paragraph is that the event is an assignment for money or money’s worth of the whole of the rights conferred by the policy or contract; orbthe condition in this paragraph is that the amount of the gain, or the aggregate amount of the gain and any gains connected with it, exceeds one half of the basic rate limit for the relevant year of assessment.3If, in the case of every certificate which a body delivers under subsection (1)(a) above which relates to a gain attributable to a year of assessment . . . , the body also delivers to the inspector—abefore the end of the relevant three month period for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) above,bby a means prescribed by the Board for the purposes of this subsection under section 552ZA(5), andcin a form so prescribed in the case of that means,a certificate specifying the same information as the certificate under subsection (1)(a) together with the name and address of the appropriate policy holder, the body shall be taken to have complied with the requirements of subsection (1)(b) above in relation to that year of assessment . . . so far as relating to the chargeable events to which the certificates relate.4Where a certificate is not required to be delivered under subsection (1)(b) above in the case of any chargeable event—athe inspector may by notice require the body to deliver to him a copy of any certificate that the body was required to deliver under subsection (1)(a) above which relates to the chargeable event; andbit shall be the duty of the body to deliver such a copy within 30 days of receipt of the notice.5The information to be given to the appropriate policy holder pursuant to subsection (1)(a) above or the inspector pursuant to subsection (1)(b) above is—aany unique identifying designation given to the policy or contract;bthe nature of the chargeable event and—ithe date on which it happened; andiiif it is a chargeable event by virtue of . . . section 514(1) of ITTOIA 2005 (chargeable events where transaction-related calculations show gains), the date on which the insurance year ends;cif the event is the assignment of all the rights conferred by the policy or contract, such of the following as may be required for computing the amount of the gain to be treated as arising by virtue of . . . Chapter 9 of Part 4 of ITTOIA 2005—i. . . the amount or value of any capital sums of a kind referred to in section 492(1)(b) to (e) of ITTOIA 2005;iithe amounts previously paid under the policy or contract by way of premiums or otherwise by way of consideration for an annuity;iii. . . the amount of so much of any payment previously made on account of an annuity as is exempt under section 717 of ITTOIA 2005;ivthe value of any previously assigned parts of or shares in the rights conferred by the policy or contract;v. . . the total of the amounts of gains treated as arising on previous chargeable events within section 509(1) or 514(1) of ITTOIA 2005;dexcept where paragraph (c) above applies, the amount of the gain treated as arising by reason of the event;ethe number of years relevant for computing the annual equivalent of the amount of the gain for the purposes of subsection (1) of section 536 of ITTOIA 2005 (top slicing relieved liability: one chargeable event), apart from subsections (6) and (8) of that section;fon the assumption that section 465 of ITTOIA 2005 (person liable: individuals) has effect in relation to the gain —iwhether an individual would fall to be treated as having paid income tax at the basic rate on the amount of the gain in accordance with section 530 of that Act; andiiif so, except in a case where paragraph (c) above applies, the amount of such tax that would fall to be so treated as paid.6For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) above, the relevant three month period is whichever of the following periods ends the latest—athe period of three months following the happening of the chargeable event;bif the event is a surrender or assignment which is a chargeable event by virtue of . . . section 514(1) of ITTOIA 2005 . . . , the period of three months following the end of the insurance year in which the event happens;cif the event is a death or an assignment of the whole of the rights or a surrender or assignment which is a chargeable event by virtue of . . . section 514(1) of ITTOIA 2005 . . . , the period of three months beginning with receipt of written notification of the event.7For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) above, the relevant three month period is whichever of the following periods ends the latest—athe period of three months following the end of the year of assessment . . . in which the event happened;bif the event is a surrender or assignment which is a chargeable event by virtue of section 514(1) of ITTOIA 2005, the period of three months following the end of the insurance year in which the event happens;cif the event is a death or an assignment, the period of three months beginning with receipt of written notification of the event;dif a certificate under subsection (1)(b) above would not be required in respect of the event apart from the happening of another event, and that other event is one of those mentioned in paragraph (c) above, the period of three months beginning with receipt of written notification of that other event.8For the purposes of this section the cases where a gain is connected with another gain are those cases where—aboth gains arise in connection with policies or contracts containing obligations which, immediately before the chargeable event, were obligations of the same body;bthe policy holder of those policies or contracts is the same;cboth gains are attributable to the same year of assessment . . . ;dthe terms of the policies or contracts are the same, apart from any difference in their maturity dates; andethe policies or contracts were issued in respect of insurances made, or were entered into or effected, on the same date.9For the purposes of this section, the year of assessment . . . to which a gain is attributable is—ain the case of a gain treated as arising by virtue of subsection (1) of section 514 of ITTOIA 2005, the year of assessment which includes the end of the insurance year mentioned in subsection (3) and (4) of that section; orbin any other case, the year of assessment . . . in which happens the chargeable event by reason of which the gain is treated as arising.10In this section—“amount”, in relation to any gain, means the amount of the gain apart from . . . section 528 of ITTOIA 2005;“appropriate policy holder” means—in relation to an assignment of part of or a share in the rights conferred by a policy or contract, any person who is both—the policy holder, or one of the policy holders, immediately before the assignment; andthe assignor or one of the assignors; andin relation to any other chargeable event, the person who is the policy holder immediately before the happening of the event;“chargeable event” means an event which is a chargeable event within the meaning of . . . Chapter 9 of Part 4 of ITTOIA 2005;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“insurance year” has the same meaning as in Chapter 9 of Part 4 of ITTOIA 2005 (see section 499 of that Act);“the relevant year of assessment”, in the case of any gain, means—the year of assessment to which the gain is attributable, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12This section is supplemented by section 552ZA.13For the purposes of this section—asection 491(2) of ITTOIA 2005 is taken to have effect as if, in the definition of “PG”, the words from “but” to the end were omitted, andbno account is to be taken of the effect of section 465B or 541A of that Act.14For the purposes of this section no account is to be taken of the effect of sections 528 and 528A of ITTOIA 2005.Ss. 552, 552ZA substituted for s. 552 (with effect in accordance with s. 83(3) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2001 (c. 9), Sch. 28 para. 18Words in s. 552(1) repealed (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the repealing Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 222(2), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2)Words in s. 552(3) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the repealing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(2)(a)Words in s. 552(3) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the repealing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(2)(b)Words in s. 552(5)(b)(ii) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the repealing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(3)(a)(i)Words in s. 552(5)(b)(ii) substituted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 222(3)(a) (with Sch. 2)Words in s. 552(5)(b)(ii) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(3)(a)(ii)Words in s. 552(5)(c) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the repealing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(3)(b)(i)Words in s. 552(5)(c) inserted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 222(3)(b)(i) (with Sch. 2)Words in s. 552(5)(c)(i) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the repealing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(3)(b)(ii)Words in s. 552(5)(c)(i) inserted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 222(3)(b)(ii) (with Sch. 2)Words in s. 552(5)(c)(iii) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the repealing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(3)(b)(iii)Words in s. 552(5)(c)(iii) inserted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 222(3)(b)(iii) (with Sch. 2)Words in s. 552(5)(c)(v) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the repealing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(3)(b)(iv)Words in s. 552(5)(c)(v) inserted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 222(3)(b)(iv) (with Sch. 2)S. 552(5)(e) substituted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 222(3)(c) (with Sch. 2)S. 552(5)(f) substituted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 222(3)(d) (with Sch. 2)Words in s. 552(5)(f)(i) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 1 para. 65 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 1 para. 43S. 552(6) modified (9.4.2003) by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), s. 171(1)(3), Sch. 34 para. 5Words in s. 552(6)(b) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the repealing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(4)(a)(i)Words in s. 552(6)(b) inserted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 222(4)(a)(i) (with Sch. 2)Closing bracket in s. 552(6)(b) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the repealing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(4)(a)(ii)Words in s. 552(6)(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(4)(a)(iii)Words and closing bracket in s. 552(6)(c) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the repealing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(4)(b)Words in s. 552(6)(c) inserted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 222(4)(b) (with Sch. 2)Words in s. 552(7)(a) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the repealing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(5)(a)Words in s. 552(7)(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(5)(b)Words in s. 552(8)(c) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the repealing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(6)Words in s. 552(9) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the repealing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(7)(a)Words in s. 552(9)(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(7)(b)Words in s. 552(9)(b) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the repealing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(7)(c)S. 552(10): words in definition of "amount" omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the repealing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(8)(a)S. 552(10): words in definition of "amount" inserted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 222(7)(a) (with Sch. 2)S. 552(10): definition of "chargeable event" inserted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 222(7)(b) (with Sch. 2)S. 552(10): words in definition of "chargeable event" omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the repealing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(8)(b)S. 552(10): definition of "financial year" omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the repealing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(8)(c)S. 552(10): definition of "insurance year" inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(8)(d)S. 552(10): in definition of "the relevant year of assessment", para. (b) and preceding word omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the repealing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(8)(e)S. 552(10): definitions of "section 546 excess" and "year" omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the repealing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(8)(f)S. 552(11) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 18 of the repealing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 4(9)S. 552(13) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 29(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), s. 29(2)S. 552(13) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 11(4)-(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2011 (c. 11), s. 11(3)Words in s. 552(13) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 45 para. 153(3) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 45 para. 144S. 552(14) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 7 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 8 para. 6Pt. 13 Ch. 2 restricted (with effect in accordance with s. 105(1) of the affecting Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), Sch. 13 para. 3(2) (with Sch. 13 para. 16)Pt. 13 Ch. 2 applied (with modifications) (6.4.1999) by The Individual Savings Account Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/1870), regs. 35(7), 36(3)-(7) (as amended by The Individual Savings Account (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/3174), reg. 12)Pt. 13 Ch. 2 applied (with modifications) (6.4.1999 with effect in accordance with reg. 1 of the affecting S.I.) by The Personal Portfolio Bonds (Tax) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1029), reg. 6(2)-(8) (as amended (6.4.2002) by The Personal Portfolio Bonds (Tax) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/455), regs. 1, 2)Pt. 13 Ch. 2 modified (9.4.2003) by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), s. 171(1)(3), Sch. 34 para. 3Pt. 13 Ch. 2 modified (9.4.2003) by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), s. 171(1)(3), Sch. 34 para. 15Pt. 13 Ch. 2 modified (6.4.2005) by The Child Trust Funds Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1450), regs. 1, 2(1), 38(3)-(8); S.I. 2004/3369, art. 2(1)Pt. 13 Ch. 2 modified (20.7.2005) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2005 (c. 22), Sch. 7 para. 14(5)-(7)Pt. 13 Ch. 2 modified (with effect in accordance with Sch. 13 para. 5 of the modifying Act) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 13 para. 6