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Paragraph 18

(1)

Treasury regulations may—

(a)

provide that a bonus is payable only if a claim for it is made in accordance with Treasury regulations;

(b)

require a person who is or was an authorised account provider to make a claim for a bonus in respect of a Help-to-Save account.

(2)

With regards to claims for bonuses, Treasury regulations may—

(a)

specify the periods within which claims are to be made;

(b)

specify the information to be included in claims;

(c)

specify the periods to which claims are to relate;

(d)

specify the form or manner in which claims are to be made;

(e)

make provision about the assessment of claims;

(f)

specify steps to be taken if a claim is rejected in whole or part;

(g)

confer rights to a review of a rejection of a claim;

(h)

make provision for or in connection with appeals against rejections of claims;

(i)

provide for amendment of a claim if errors are found in it.

(3)

Treasury regulations may authorise HMRC to specify any of the matters mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(b) to (d).

(4)

Treasury regulations may make provision for requiring a person who is or was an authorised account provider—

(a)

to keep records relating to a Help-to-Save account;

(b)

to submit returns of information relating to the operation of a Help-to-Save account.

(5)

The provision that may be made under sub-paragraph (4)(b) includes (in particular) information about—

(a)

the information to be included in a return;

(b)

the form of a return;

(c)

the period to which a return must relate;

(d)

the form or manner in which a return is to be submitted;

(e)

the period within which a return must be made;

(f)

enquiries into, and amendments of, a submitted return.

(6)

Treasury regulations may authorise HMRC to specify any of the matters mentioned in sub-paragraph (5)(a) to (d).