787I Exemption of PRSA.

(1) Exemption from income tax shall, on a claim being made in that behalf, be allowed in respect of income derived from investments or deposits of a PRSA if, or to such extent as the Revenue Commissioners are satisfied that, it is income from investments or deposits held for the purposes of the PRSA.

(2) (a) In this subsection, “financial futures” and “traded options” mean respectively financial futures and traded options for the time being dealt in or quoted on any futures exchange or any stock exchange, whether or not that exchange is situated in the State.

(b) For the purposes of subsection (1), a contract entered into in the course of dealing in financial futures or traded options shall be regarded as an investment.

(3) Exemption from income tax shall, on a claim being made in that behalf, be allowed in respect of underwriting commissions if, or to such extent as the Revenue Commissioners are satisfied that, the underwriting commissions are applied for the purposes of the PRSA, and in respect of which the administrator of the PRSA would, but for this subsection, be chargeable to tax under Case IV of Schedule D.