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The Savings Certificates (Amendment) Regulations 1993

S.I. 1993/3133 · Made 14 December 1993

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NATIONAL DEBT

Made 14th December 1993

Laid before Parliament 14th December 1993

Coming into force 5th January 1994

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 11 of the National Debt Act 1972f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1972 c. 65.

Contents

  1. 1Regulation 1
  2. 2Regulation 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Savings Certificates (Amendment) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 5th January 1994.

2

The Savings Certificates Regulations 1991f1 shall be amended in regulation 17(1) by substituting for the figure “£25,000” the figure “£50,000”.

Signature

Tim Wood

Timothy Kirkhope

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

14th December 1993

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulation)

Regulation 17 of the Savings Certificate Regulations 1991 makes provision in respect of inheritance tax (and its predecessor taxes) chargeable on the death of a holder of a certificate.Before any payment in respect of, or transfer of, any certificate of such a holder may be made regulation 17 requires the production of a statement from the Commissioners of the Inland Revenue that such tax is not payable in respect of the certificates or has been paid where the aggregate value of the deceased’s certificates and certain other assets of the deceased exceeds £25,000.These Regulations increase that amount to £50,000.