Income Tax Act, 1962 (Act No. 58 of 1962)RegulationsRegulations in terms of section 12T(8) of the Income Tax Act, 1962, on the requirements for Tax Free InvestmentPart I : Definitions1. Definitions |
In these regulations, unless the context otherwise indicates, any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Income Tax Act bears the meaning so assigned, and—
"annual contribution limit"
means the amount contemplated in section 12T(4)(a) of the Income Tax Act;
"collective investment scheme"
means a collective investment scheme as defined in section 1 of the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act, 2002 (Act No. 45 of 2002), approved as a collective investment scheme in terms of that Act;
"derivative instrument"
means a derivative instrument as defined in section 1 of the Financial Markets Act, 2012 (Act No. 19 of 2012);
"fee"
includes a management fee, administration fee or any similar charge;
"guaranteed return"
means, where at the time of the issue of a financial instrument or policy with a maturity date, all amounts payable in respect of that financial instrument or policy are—
(a) | specified; or |
(b) | ascertainable from the contract that underlies the financial instrument or policy with reference to— |
(i) | a fixed rate of return; or |
(ii) | stated return linked to inflation, |
over the full term of the financial instrument or policy;
"Income Tax Act"
means the Income Tax Act, 1962 (Act No. 58 of 1962);
"investor"
means a person contemplated in paragraph (b) of the definition of "tax free investment" in section 12T(1) of the Income Tax Act;
"issuer"
means a person or institution listed in regulation 2;
"lifetime contribution limit"
means the amount as contemplated in section 12T(4)(c) of the Income Tax Act;
"maturity date"
means the date on which an issuer of a tax free investment is contractually bound to liquidate the investment without any penalty imposed on the investor;
"policy"
means a policy as defined in section 29A(1) of the Income Tax Act; and
"product provider"
means a person or entity contemplated in paragraph (a) of the definition of tax free investment in section 12T(1) of the Income Tax Act.