Commentary on Sections Structure of Chapters Overview Section 522: Method for making annual calculations under section 515
2054.This section is based on regulation 5 of PPB(T)R. It takes a similar approach to that used in the other required calculations in this Chapter, that is, a calculation formula plus supporting method statements to find the amounts relevant to the formula.
2055.However, whereas in those other calculations the figure found by applying the formula produces the amount of the gain, subsection (4) sets the gain at 15% of the figure found by applying the formula.
2056.Any year in which the policy or contract was not a personal portfolio bond nevertheless enters the calculation. So the relevant premiums, previous gains under this section and excess events are those of any insurance year of the policy or contract. Where regulation 5 of PPB(T)R refers to a year in which the bond was in existence, this means a year when the policy or contract was in existence, rather than a year in relation to which the policy was a personal portfolio bond. The term “personal portfolio bond” is used in the regulation merely to identify the policy or contract in question.