Finance Act, 2001

Treatment of certain interest payments.

37.—(1) Part 8 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in section 243—

(i) by the insertion after subsection (1) of the following:

“(1A) For the purposes of this section, ‘bank’ includes building society within the meaning of section 256(1).”,

and

(ii) in subsection (5)(a)—

(I) in subparagraph (I) by the deletion of “or”, and

(II) by the substitution for subparagraph (II) of the following:

“(II) the interest is interest referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (h) of section 246(3), or

(III) the interest is interest to which section 64(2) applies,”,

and

(b) in section 246(1)—

(i) by the substitution for the definitions of “a collective investment undertaking” and “collective investor” of the following:

“‘bank’ includes building society within the meaning of section 256(1);”

and

(ii) by the substitution for the definition of “relevant person” of the following:

“‘investment undertaking’ means—

(a) a unit trust mentioned in section 731(5)(a),

(b) a special investment scheme within the meaning given to it in section 737, or

(c) an investment undertaking within the meaning given to it in section 739B;

‘relevant person’ means—

(a) a company, or

(b) an investment undertaking;”.

(2) This section shall apply to interest paid on or after the date of passing of this Act.