2002 No. 1974

INCOME TAX

The Individual Savings Account (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2002

Made

Laid before the House of Commons

Coming into force

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 333 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 19881, section 151 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 19922 and section 75 of the Finance Act 1998, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Individual Savings Account (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2002.

2

These Regulations shall come into force on 1st October 2002 and shall apply to all accounts, whether set up before or after that date.

Interpretation2

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Individual Savings Account Regulations 19983 and “regulation” means a regulation of the principal Regulations.

Amendments to the principal Regulations

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1

Amend regulation 44 as follows.

2

In paragraph (6)(f)—

a

for the words from “at” to “agreed” substitute “on the instructions of the account investor (“the transfer instructions”) and within such time as is stipulated by the account investor in the transfer instructions”;

b

for the word “may” (where it secondly appears) substitute “shall”.

3

After paragraph (6)(f) insert—

fa

that on the instructions, subject to regulation 9(3)(b), of the account investor (“the withdrawal instructions”) and within such time as is stipulated by the account investor in the withdrawal instructions, account investments, interest, dividends, rights or other proceeds in respect of such investments or any cash shall be transferred or paid to him;

4

After paragraph (6) insert—

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The time stipulated in transfer instructions or withdrawal instructions shall be subject to any reasonable business period (not exceeding 30 days) of the account manager required for the practical implementation of the instructions.

4

Omit regulation 12(3)(g)(iii)5.

5

Omit regulation 13(4)(h)(iii)6.

Jim FitzpatrickPhilip WoolasTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which come into force on 1st October 2002, amend the Individual Savings Account Regulations 1998 (S.I.1998/1870, amended by S.I.1998/3174, 2000/809, 2079, 3112, 2001/908, 2002/453). The principal effect of the amendments is to provide that the time for implementation of transfer instructions or withdrawal instructions given by an account investor in an ISA is that specified by the investor in those instructions (subject to a reasonable business period for practical implementation, of a maximum of 30 days, which the manager may specify).