The Friendly Societies (Modification of the Corporation Tax Acts) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1997
Section 463 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (“the Taxes Act”) provides that (subject to an exception) the Corporation Tax Acts shall apply to the life and endowment business carried on by friendly societies in the same way as they apply to mutual life assurance business or other long term business carried on by insurance companies, subject to such modifications and exceptions as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Treasury. The Friendly Societies (Modification of the Corporation Tax Acts) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/473) (“the principal Regulations”) make provision for such modifications and exceptions. These Regulations amend the principal Regulations with retrospective effect as described below.