Section 259NA | Meaning of “relevant investment fund”

(1)“Relevant investment fund” means—

(a)an open-ended investment company within the meaning of section 613 of CTA 2010,

(b)an authorised unit trust within the meaning of section 616 of that Act, or

(c)an offshore fund within the meaning of section 354 of this Act (see section 355),

which meets the genuine diversity of ownership condition (whether or not a clearance has been given to that effect).

(2)“The genuine diversity of ownership condition” means—

(a)in the case of an offshore fund, the genuine diversity of ownership condition in regulation 75 of the Offshore Funds (Tax) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3001), and

(b)in the case of an open-ended investment company or an authorised unit trust, the genuine diversity of ownership condition in regulation 9A of the Authorised Investment Funds (Tax) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/964).