Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 2889
Income Tax
Corporation Tax
The Lloyd’s Underwriters (Tax) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Made
28th October 2009
Laid before House of Commons
28th October 2009
Coming into force
1st December 2009
The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 182(1)(a) of the Finance Act 1993( 1 ), section 229(1)(a) of the Finance Act 1994( 2 ) and paragraph 3(14) of Schedule 11 to the Finance Act 2007( 3 ), and now exercisable by them( 4 ).
Citation, commencement and effect
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Lloyd’s Underwriters (Tax) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 1st December 2009.
(2) These Regulations shall have effect in relation to a syndicate return made in respect of profits or losses declared after 31st December 2009.
(3) In paragraph (2) “syndicate return” means a return of a syndicate’s profit or loss for an underwriting year under regulation 4 of the Lloyd’s Underwriters (Tax) Regulations 2005 ( 5 ).
Amendment of the Lloyd’s Underwriters (Tax) Regulations 2005
2. —(1) The Lloyd’s Underwriters (Tax) Regulations 2005 are amended as follows.
(2) After regulation 5 insert—
“ Notice to provide report on technical provisions
5A. In relation to both members who are individuals and corporate members, paragraph 2 of Schedule 11 to the Finance Act 2007 (technical provisions made by general insurers: enforcement) ( 6 ) shall apply with the following modifications—
(a) in sub-paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (5) and (6) for “general insurer” in each place it occurs substitute “syndicate’s managing agent”; and
(b) in sub-paragraph (2)—
(i) for “general insurer’s” substitute “managing agent’s”, and
(ii) for “the company tax return” substitute “the syndicate return”. ” .
Mike Eland
Steve Lamey
Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
28th October 2009
1993 c. 34 ; section 182(1)(a) was amended by section 45(2) of the Finance (No.2) Act 2005 (c. 22) .
1994 c. 9 ; section 229(1)(a) was amended by section 45(5) and (6) of the Finance (No.2) Act 2005.
The functions of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue were transferred to the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs by section 5(2) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11) . Section 50 of that Act provides that in so far as it is appropriate in consequence of section 5 a reference in an enactment, however expressed, to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue is to be read as a reference to the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
Paragraph 2 of Schedule 11 to the Finance Act 2007 was amended by article 53 of S.I. 2009/2035 .