267Q Treatment of deposit return.

Subject to section 130, a deposit return shall be treated for all the purposes of the Tax Acts as if it were relevant interest paid on a deposit of money and for this purpose—

(a) Chapter 4 of Part 8 shall apply to the deposit return as if it were relevant interest on a relevant deposit, and

(b) the relevant deposit taker shall not be regarded as carrying on a trade in partnership with the beneficial owner of the deposit for the purposes of Part 43 merely by virtue of the deposit arrangement.