Section 338 | Exemption for trade unions. ^F1

(1)A registered trade union which is precluded by Act of Parliament, or by its rules, from assuring to any person a sum exceeding £3,000 by way of gross sum or £625 a year by way of annuity shall, on the making of a claim, be entitled—^F2

(a)to exemption from income tax and corporation tax in respect of its income which is not trading income and which is applicable and applied for the purpose of provident benefits,

(b)to exemption from tax in respect of chargeable gains which are applicable and applied for the purpose of provident benefits.

(2)In this section “provident benefits” includes any payment, expressly authorised by the . . . rules of the trade union, which is made to a member during sickness or incapacity from personal injury or while out of work, or to an aged member by way of superannuation, or to a member who has met with an accident, or has lost his tools by fire or theft, and includes a payment in discharge or aid of funeral expenses on the death of a member or the wife of a member or as provision for the children of a deceased member.^F3

(3)In determining for the purposes of this section whether a registered trade union is by Act of Parliament or by its rules precluded from assuring to any person a sum exceeding £500 a year by way of annuity, there shall be disregarded any approved annuities (as defined in section 226(13) of this Act).^F4