Part 4 U.K. Savings and investment income

Chapter 9 U.K. Gains from contracts for life insurance etc.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 4 Ch. 9 applied (with modifications) by The Individual Savings Account Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/1870), reg. 36 (as added by S.I. 1998/3174, reg. 12 and as amended (6.4.2008) by S.I. 2008/704, regs. 1, 17(4))

C2 Pt. 4 Ch. 9 applied (with modifications) by The Child Trust Funds Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1450), reg. 38 (as amended (6.4.2010) by S.I. 2010/582, regs. 1, 18)

C3 Pt. 4 Ch. 9: power to exclude conferred (with effect in accordance with s. 148 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), s. 61(4) (with s. 147, Sch. 17)

When chargeable events occur: general U.K.

487 Disregard of certain assignments U.K.

For the purposes of this Chapter, an assignment of rights under a policy or contract or a share in such rights is ignored if it is—

(a) by way of security for a debt,

(b) on the discharge of a debt secured by the rights or share, or

(c) between spouses [F1 or civil partners] living together.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 487 inserted (5.12.2005) by The Tax and Civil Partnership Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3229), reg. 185