Section 478 Exclusion of mortgage repayment policies
This Chapter does not apply to a mortgage repayment policy.
In this section “mortgage repayment policy” means a policy of life insurance with the sole object of providing, on an individual's death or disability, a sum substantially the same as any amount then outstanding under a repayment mortgage—
of the individual's residence, or
of any premises occupied by the individual for the purposes of a business.
In this section “repayment mortgage” means a mortgage securing a principal amount which is repayable by instalments payable annually or at shorter regular intervals.
Notes on Chapter 9
Modifications
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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))
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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)
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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)