1989 c. 26
[27th July 1989]
An Act to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the National Debt and the Public Revenue, and to make further provision in connection with Finance.
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In section 13A of that Act (rebate on unleaded petrol), for “£0.0202” there shall be substituted “£0.0272”.
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This section shall be deemed to have come into force at 6 o’clock in the evening of 14th March 1989.
The following section shall be inserted after section 20A of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979—
The Commissioners may make regulations allowing reliefs as regards—
any duty of excise which has been charged in respect of hydrocarbon oil, petrol substitute, spirits used for making power methylated spirits, or road fuel gas;
any amount which has been paid to the Commissioners under section 12(2)above;
any amount which would (apart from the regulations) be payable to the Commissioners under section 12(2) above.
The regulations may include such provision as the Commissioners think fit in connection with allowing reliefs, and in particular may—
provide for relief to take the form of a repayment or remission;
provide for relief to be allowed in cases or classes of case set out in the regulations;
provide for relief to be allowed to the extent set out in the regulations;
provide for relief to be allowed subject to conditions imposed by the regulations;
provide for relief to be allowed subject to such conditions as the Commissioners may impose on the person claiming relief;
provide for the taking of samples of hydrocarbon oil in order to as certain whether relief should be allowed or has been properly allowed;
make provision as to administration (which may include provision requiring the making of applications for relief);
make different provision in relation to different cases or classes of case;
include such supplementary, incidental, consequential or transitional provisions as appear to the Commissioners to be necessary or expedient.
The conditions which may be imposed as mentioned in subsection (2)(d) or(e) above may include conditions as to the physical security of premises, the provision (by bond or otherwise) of security for payment, or such other matters as the Commissioners think fit.
Where a person contravenes or fails to comply with any regulation made under this section or any condition imposed by or under such a regulation—
he shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of three times the value of any goods in respect of which the contravention or failure occurred or a penalty of an amount represented by level 3 on the standard scale, whichever is the greater, and
any goods in respect of which the contravention or failure occurred shall be liable to forfeiture.
A reference in this section to a duty of excise includes a reference to any addition to such duty by virtue of section 1 of the Excise Duties (Surcharges or Rebates) Act 1979.
Schedule 5 to this Act shall have effect with respect to any sample of hydrocarbon oil taken in pursuance of regulations made under this section.
In consequence of subsection (1) above, in paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 after “section” there shall be inserted “20AA or”.
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Section 55 of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 (charge of excise duty on made-wine) shall be amended as follows.
In subsection (5) (which, where certain conditions are satisfied, lifts the requirement to hold a licence for premises where made-wine is produced),after paragraph (d) there shall be added
he does not blend or otherwise mix—
two or more made-wines, or
one or more made-wines and one or more wines,
After subsection (5) there shall be inserted—
For the purposes of subsection (5) above—
the rate of duty applicable to any made-wine is that which is or would be chargeable under subsection (1) above on its importation into the United Kingdom; and
the rate of duty applicable to any wine is that which is or would be chargeable under subsection (1) of section 54 above on its importation into the United Kingdom.
This section shall have effect in relation to the blending or other mixing of made-wines, or of made-wines and wines, on or after the day on which this Act is passed.
Section 73 of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979(which prohibits anyone from describing as beer any substance on which beer duty has not been paid) shall cease to have effect.
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After section 146 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 there shall be inserted—
Except as otherwise provided in the customs and excise Acts, and notwithstanding anything in any other enactment, the following provisions shall apply in relation to proceedings for an offence under those Acts.
Proceedings for an indictable offence shall not be commenced after the end of the period of 20 years beginning with the day on which the offence was committed.
Proceedings for a summary offence shall not be commenced after the end of the period of 3 years beginning with that day but, subject to that, may be commenced at any time within 6 months from the date on which sufficient evidence to warrant the proceedings came to the knowledge of the prosecuting authority.
For the purposes of subsection (3) above, a certificate of the prosecuting authority as to the date on which such evidence as is there mentioned came to that authority’s knowledge shall be conclusive evidence of that fact.
In the application of this section to Scotland—
in subsection (3), “proceedings for an indictable offence” means proceedings on indictment;
in subsection (3), “proceedings for a summary offence” means summary proceedings.
In the application of this section to Northern Ireland—
“indictable offence” means an offence which, if committed by an adult, is punishable on conviction on indictment (whether only on conviction on indictment, or either on conviction on indictment or on summary conviction);
“summary offence” means an offence which, if committed by an adult, is punishable only on summary conviction.
In this section, “prosecuting authority” means the Commissioners and includes, in Scotland, the procurator fiscal.
Section 147(1) of that Act shall cease to have effect.
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This section shall have effect in relation to offences committed on or after the day on which this Act is passed.
In section 17 of the Customs and Excise Management Act1979 (general rule that customs and excise receipts, after deduction of disbursements, are to be paid into the Commissioners’ General Account at the Bank of England) paragraph (a) of subsection (5) (special rule that disbursements in Port of London are to be paid out of that Account) shall cease to have effect.
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After section 13 of the Customs and Excise Duties(General Reliefs) Act 1979 there shall be inserted the following sections—
The Commissioners may by order make provision for conferring in respect of any persons to whom this section applies reliefs, by way of remission or repayment, from payment by them or others of duties of customs or excise, value added tax or car tax.
An order under this section may make any relief for which it provides subject to such conditions binding the person in respect of whom the relief is conferred and, if different, the person liable apart from the relief for payment of the tax or duty (including conditions which are to be compiled with after the time when, apart from the relief, the duty or tax would become payable) as may be imposed by or under the order.
An order under this section may include any of the provisions mentioned in subsection (4) below for cases where—
relief from payment of any duty of customs or excise, value added tax or car tax chargeable on any goods, or on the supply of any goods or services or the importation of any goods has been conferred (whether by virtue of an order under this section or otherwise) in respect of any person to whom this section applies, and
in the case of goods, provision for forfeiture of the goods.
The provisions referred to in subsection (3) above are—
provision for payment to the Commissioners of the tax or duty by— or for two or more of those persons to be jointly and severally liable for such payment, and
the person liable, apart from the relief, for its payment, or
any person bound by the condition, or
any person who is or has been in possession of the goods or has received the benefit of the services,
An order under this section—
may contain such incidental and supplementary provisions as the Commissioners think necessary or expedient, and
may make different provision for different cases.
In this section and section 13C of this Act— “duty of customs” includes any agricultural levy within the meaning of section 6 of the European Communities Act 1972 chargeable on goods imported into the United Kingdom, and “duty of excise” means any duty of excise chargeable on goods and includes any addition to excise duty by virtue of section 1 of the Excise Duties (Surcharges or Rebates) Act 1979.
For the purposes of this section and section 13C of this Act, where in respect of any person to whom this section applies relief is conferred (whether by virtue of an order under this section or otherwise) in relation to the use of goods by any persons or for any purposes, the relief is to be treated as conferred subject to a condition binding on him that the goods will be used only by those persons or for those purposes.
Nothing in any order under this section shall be construed as authorising a person to import any thing in contravention of any prohibition or restriction for the time being in force with respect to it under or by virtue of any enactment.
The persons to whom section 13A of this act applies are—
any person who, for the purposes of any provision of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 or the International Headquarters and Defence Organisations Act 1964 is—
a member of a visiting force or of a civilian component of such a force or a dependant of such a member, or
a headquarters, a member of a headquarters or a dependant of such a member,
any person enjoying any privileges or immunities under or by virtue of—
the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964,
the Commonwealth Secretariat Act 1966,
the Consular Relations Act 1968,
the International Organisations Act 1968, or
the Overseas Development and Co-operation Act 1980,
any person enjoying, under or by virtue of section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972, any privileges or immunities similiar to those enjoyedunder or by virtue of the enactments referred to in paragraph (b) above.
The Secretary of State may by order amend subsection (1) above to include any persons enjoying any privileges or immunities similiar to those enjoyed under or by virtue of the enactments referred to in paragraph (b) of that subsection.
No order shall be made under this section unless a draft of the order has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Subsection (2) below applies where—
any relief from payment of any duty of customs or excise, value added tax or car tax chargeable on, or on the supply or importation of, any goods has been conferred (whether by virtue of an order under section 13A of this Actor otherwise) in respect of any person to whom that section applies subject to any condition as to the persons by whom or the purposes for which the goods may be used, and
if the tax or duty has subsequently become payable, it has not been paid.
If any person— with intent to evade payment of any tax or duty that has become payable or that, by reason of the disposal, acquisition or use, becomes or will become payable, he is guilty of an offence.
acquires the goods for his own use, where he is not permitted by the condition to use them, or for use for a purpose that is not permitted by the condition or uses them for such a purpose, or
acquires the goods for use, or causes or permits them to be used, by a person not permitted by the condition to use them or by a person for a purpose that is not permitted by the condition or disposes of them to a person not permitted by the condition to use them,
For the purposes of this section— and in this section “dispose” includes “lend” and “let on hire”, and “acquire” shall be interpreted accordingly.
in the case of a condition as to the persons by whom goods may be used, a person is not permitted by the condition to use them unless he is a person referred to in the condition as permitted to use them, and
in relation to a condition as to the purposes for which goods may be used, a purpose is not permitted by the condition unless it is a purpose referred to in the condition as a permitted purpose,
A person guilty of an offence under this section may be detained and shall be liable—
on summary conviction, to a penalty of the statutory maximum or of three times the value of the goods (whichever is the greater), or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both, or
on conviction on indictment, to a penalty of any amount, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years, or to both.
Section 13C of the Customs and Excise Duties (General Reliefs) Act 1979 inserted by subsection (1) above shall have effect where relief is conferred on or after the day on which this Act is passed.
In section 17 of the Customs and Excise Duties (General Reliefs) Act 1979,in subsection (3), for “or 13” there shall be substituted “13 or13A” and, in subsection (4), for “or 13(1)” there shall be substituted “13(1) or 13A”.
This section applies to proceedings for restitution of an amount paid to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise by way of excise duty or car tax.
Proceedings to which this section applies shall not be dismissed by reason only of the fact that the amount was paid by reason of a mistake of law.
In any proceedings to which this section applies it shall be a defence that repayment of an amount would unjustly enrich the claimant.
This section shall have effect in relation to proceedings commenced on or after the day on which this Act is passed.
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Sections 257 to 257F and 265 of the Taxes Act 1988,as inserted for the year 1990-91 and subsequent years by the Finance Act 1988,shall be amended as follows.
In section 257(1) for “£2,605” there shall be substituted “£2,785”.
In section 257(2) for “£3,180” there shall be substituted “£3,400”.
In section 257(3)—
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for “£3,310” there shall be substituted “£3,540”.
In section 257(5)—
for “£10,600” there shall be substituted “£11,400”,and
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In section 257A(1) for “£1,490” there shall be substituted “£1,590”.
In section 257A(2) for “£1,855” there shall be substituted “£1,985”.
In section 257A(3)—
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for “£1,895” there shall be substituted “£2,025”.
In section 257A(5)—
for “£10,600” there shall be substituted “£11,400”,and
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In sections . . . 257D(8) and 265(3) after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted
on account of any payments to which section 593(2) or 639(3) applies,
In section 257E(1)(b) for “80” there shall be substituted “75”.
In section 257E(2)(a) for “£3,180” there shall be substituted “£3,400”.
In section 257E(2)(b) for “£3,310” there shall be substituted “£3,540”.
Corporation tax shall be charged for the financial year 1989 at the rate of 35 per cent.
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For the year 1989-90 the qualifying maximum defined in section 367(5) of the Taxes Act 1988 (limit on relief for interest on certain loans) shall be£30,000.
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In Schedule 6 to the Taxes Act 1988 (taxation of directors and others in respect of cars) for Part I (tables of flat rate cash equivalents) there shall be substituted—
This section shall have effect for the year 1989-90 and subsequent years of assessment.
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the words “ employment to which Chapter II of Part V applies ”shall be substituted for the words from “director’s” to “section167)” in section 418(3)(a) of that Act;
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This section applies where—
on or after 6th April 1990 an individual makes a payment in respect of a premium under a contract of private medical insurance (whenever issued),
the contract meets the requirement in subsection (2) below as to the person or persons insured,
at the time the payment is made the contract is an eligible contract,
the individual making the payment does not make it out of resources provided by another person for the purpose of enabling it to be made, and
the individual making the payment is not entitled to claim any relief or deduction in respect of it under any other provision of the Tax Acts.
The requirement mentioned in subsection (1)(b) above is that the contract insures—
an individual who at the time the payment is made is aged 60 or over and resident in the United Kingdom,
individuals each of whom at that time is aged 60 or over and resident in the United Kingdom, or
two individuals who are married to each other at that time, at least one of whom is aged 60 or over at that time, and each of whom is resident in the United Kingdom at that time.
In a case where— for the purposes of subsection (2) above in its application to the contract the surviving spouse shall be deemed to be aged 60 or over at the time mentioned in paragraph (b) above.
a payment is made in respect of a premium under a contract at a time when the contract meets the requirement in subsection (2) above by virtue of paragraph (c) of that subsection, and
a payment is made under the same contract at a time after one of the individuals has died and when the contract does not (apart from this subsection) meet the requirement in subsection (2) above by virtue only of the fact that the surviving spouse is not aged 60 or over at the time,
If the payment is made by an individual who at the time it is made is resident in the United Kingdom (whether or not he is the individual or one of the individuals insured by the contract) the individual shall be entitled to relief under this subsection in respect of the payment; and (except where subsections (4) to (6) below apply) relief under this subsection shall be given—
in accordance with subsections (3A) to (3C) below, and
only on a claim made for the purpose.
Where an individual is entitled to relief under subsection (3) above in respect of one or more payments made in a given year of assessment, the amount of his liability for that year of assessment to income tax on his total income shall be the amount to which he would be liable apart from this section less whichever is the smaller of—
the amount found under subsection (3B) below, and
the amount which reduces his liability to nil.
The amount referred to in subsection (3A)(a) above is an amount found by—
taking the amount of the payment referred to in subsection (3A) above or (as the case may be) the aggregate amount of the payments there referred to, and
finding an amount equal to tax on the amount taken under paragraph (a) above at the basic rate for the year of assessment concerned.
In determining for the purposes of subsection (3A) above the amount of incomers on would be liable apart from this section, no account shall be taken of—
any income tax reduction under Chapter I of Part VII of the Taxes Act 1988 or under section 347B of that Act;
any income tax reduction under section 353(1A) of the Taxes Act 1988;
any relief by way of a reduction of liability to tax which is given in accordance with any arrangements having effect by virtue of section 788 of the Taxes Act 1988 or by way of a credit under section 790(1) of that Act;
any tax at the basic rate on so much of that person’s income as is income the income tax on which he is entitled to charge against any other person or to deduct, retain or satisfy out of any payment.
In such cases and subject to such conditions as the Board may specify in regulations, relief under subsection (3) above shall be given in accordance with subsections (5) and (6) below.
An individual who is entitled to such relief in respect of a payment may deduct and retain out of it an amount equal to income tax on it at the basic rate for the year of assessment in which it is made.
The person to whom the payment is made—
shall accept the amount paid after deduction in discharge of the individual’s liability to the same extent as if the deduction had not been made, and
may, on making a claim in accordance with regulations, recover from the Board an amount equal to the amount deducted.
The Treasury may make regulations providing that in circumstances prescribed in the regulations—
an individual who has made a payment in respect of a premium under a contract of private medical insurance shall cease to be and be treated as not having been entitled to relief under subsection (3) above; and
he or the person to whom the payment was made (depending on the terms of the regulations) shall account to the Board for tax from which relief has been given on the basis that the individual was so entitled.
Regulations under subsection (7) above may include provision adapting or modifying the effect of any enactment relating to income tax in order to secure the performance of any obligation imposed under paragraph (b) of that subsection.
In this section—
references to a premium, in relation to a contract of insurance, are to any amount payable under the contract to the insurer, and
references to an individual who is resident in the United Kingdom at anytime include references to an individual who is at that time performing duties which are treated by virtue of section 132(4)(a) of the Taxes Act 1988 as performed in the United Kingdom.
This section has effect to determine whether a contract is at a particular time (the relevant time) an eligible contract for the purposes of section 54 above.
A contract is an eligible contract at the relevant time if—
it was entered into by an insurer who at the time it was entered into was a qualifying insurer and was approved by the Board for the purposes of this section,
the period of insurance under the contract does not exceed one year(commencing with the date it was entered into),
at the relevant time the contract satisfies the conditions set out in subsection (2A) below,
the contract is not one in the case of which subsection (2D) below applies,
the contract is not connected with any other contract at the relevant time and has not been connected with any other contract at any time since it was entered into, and
no benefit has been provided by virtue of the contract other than an approved benefit, and
the contract meets one or more of the three conditions set out below.
The conditions referred to in subsection (2)(ba) above are that—
the contract either provides indemnity in respect of all or any of the costs of all or any of the treatments, medical services and other matters for the time being specified in regulations made by the Treasury, or in addition to providing indemnity of that description provides cash benefits falling within rules for the time being so specified,
the contract does not confer any right other than such a right as is mentioned in paragraph (a) above or is for the time being specified in regulations made by the Treasury,
the premium under the contract is reasonable, and
the contract satisfies such other requirements as are for the time being specified in regulations made by the Treasury.
In a case where— the contract shall not thereby be regarded as failing to satisfy at the relevant time the condition set out in subsection (2A)(b) above.
at the relevant time the contract confers a material right, or more than one such right, but
the total cost to the insurer of providing benefits in pursuance of the material right or (as the case may be) in pursuance of all the material rights would not exceed the prescribed sum,
For the purposes of subsection (2B) above a material right is a right which—
is not a right such as is mentioned in subsection (2A)(a) above or such as is for the time being specified in regulations made under subsection (2A)(b) above, and
is not a right to a cash benefit.
This subsection applies in the case of a contract (the main contract) if—
at least one other contract is entered into which is a contract (a collateral contract) under which a benefit is provided in consideration of the insured’s entering into the main contract, and
the cost to the insurer of fulfilling his obligations under the collateral contract (or, if there is more than one collateral contract, of fulfilling his obligations under all of them) exceeds the prescribed sum.
The first condition is that the contract is certified by the Board under section 56 below at the relevant time.
The second condition is that, at the time the contract was entered into, it conformed with a standard form certified by the Board as a standard form of eligible contract.
The third condition is that, at the time the contract was entered into, it conformed with a form varying from a standard form so certified in no other respect than by making additions—
which were (at the time the contract was entered into) certified by the Board as compatible with an eligible contract when made to that standard form, and
which (at that time) satisfied any conditions subject to which the additions were so certified.
Where a contract is varied, and the relevant time falls after the time the variation takes effect, subsections (1) to (5) above shall have effect as if “entered into” read “varied” in each place where it occurs in subsections (4) and (5) above.
For the purposes of this section a contract is connected with another contract at any time if—
they are simultaneously in force at that time,
either of them was entered into with reference to the other, or with a view to enabling the other to be entered into on particular terms, or with a view to facilitating the other being entered into on particular terms, and
the terms on which either of them was entered into would have been significantly less favourable to the insured if the other had not been entered into.
For the purposes of this section each of the following is a qualifying insurer—
an insurer lawfully carrying on in the United Kingdom business of any of the classes specified in Part I of Schedule 2 to the Insurance Companies Act 1982;
an insurer not carrying on business in the United Kingdom but carrying on business in another member State and being either a national of a member State or a company or partnership formed under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or another member State and having its registered office, central administration or principal place of business in a member State.
For the purposes of this section a benefit is an approved benefit if it is provided in pursuance of a right of a description
mentioned in subsection (2A)(a) above, or
for the time being specified in regulations made under subsection (2A)(b) above.
For the purposes of this section a benefit is also an approved benefit if it is not a cash benefit and—
it is a single benefit provided otherwise than as mentioned in subsection (9) above and the cost to the insurer of providing it does not exceed the prescribed sum, or
it is one of a number of benefits provided otherwise than as mentioned in subsection (9) above and the total cost to the insurer of providing the benefits does not exceed the prescribed sum.
In this section the reference to a premium, in relation to a contract of insurance, is to any amount payable under the contract to the insurer.
For the purposes of this section the prescribed sum is £30.
The Treasury may by order substitute for the sum for the time being specified in subsection (12) above such sum as may be specified in the order; and any such substitution shall have effect in relation to cases where the relevant time falls on or after such date as is specified in the order.
The Board shall certify a contract under this section if it satisfies the conditions set out in subsection (3) below; and the certification shall be expressed to take effect from the time the conditions are satisfied, and shall take effect accordingly.
The Board shall revoke a certification of a contract under this section if it comes to their notice that the contract has ceased to satisfy the conditions set out in subsection (3) below; and the revocation shall be expressed to take effect from the time the conditions ceased to be satisfied, and shall take effect accordingly.
The conditions referred to above are that—
the contract either provides indemnity in respect of all or any of the costs of all or any of the treatments, medical services and other matters for the time being specified in regulations made by the Treasury, or in addition to providing indemnity of that description provides cash benefits falling within rules for the time being so specified,
the contract does not confer any right other than such a right as is mentioned in paragraph (a) above or is for the time being specified in regulations made by the Treasury,
the premium under the contract is in the Board’s opinion reasonable, and
the contract satisfies such other requirements as are for the time being specified in regulations made by the Treasury.
The certification of a contract by the Board under this section shall cease to have effect if the contract is varied; but this is without prejudice to the application of the preceding provisions of this section to the contract as varied.
Where the Board refuse to certify a contract under this section, or they revoke a certification, an appeal may be made to the Special Commissioners by—
the insurer, or
any person who (if the policy were certified) would be entitled to relief under section 54 above.
Where a contract is certified under this section, or a certification is revoked or otherwise ceases to have effect, any adjustments resulting from the certification or from its revocation or ceasing to have effect shall be made.
Subsection (6) above applies where a certification or revocation takes place on appeal as it applies in the case of any other certification or revocation.
In this section the reference to a premium, in relation to a contract of insurance, is to any amount payable under the contract to the insurer.
The Board may by regulations—
provide that a claim under section 54(3) or (6)(b) above shall be made in such form and manner, shall be made at such time, and shall be accompanied by such documents, as may be prescribed;
make provision for and with respect to appeals against a decision of an officer of the Board or the Board with respect to a claim under section 54(6)(b) above;
make provision, in relation to payments in respect of which a person is entitled to relief under section 54 above, for the giving by insurers in such circumstances as may be prescribed of certificates of payment in such form as may be prescribed to such persons as may be prescribed;
provide that a person who provides (or has at any time provided) insurance under contracts of private medical insurance shall comply with any notice which is served on him by the Board and which requires him within a prescribed period to make available for the Board’s inspection documents (of a prescribed kind) relating to such contracts;
provide that persons of such a description as may be prescribed shall, within a prescribed period of being required to do so by the Board, furnish to the Board information (of a prescribed kind) about contracts of private medical insurance;
make provision with respect to the approval of insurers for the purposes of section 55 above and the withdrawal of approval for the purposes of that section;
make provision for and with respect to appeals against decisions of the Board with respect to the giving or withdrawal of approval of insurers for the purposes of section 55 above;
make provision with respect to the certification by the Board of standard forms of eligible contract and variations from standard forms of eligible contract certified by them;
make provision for and with respect to appeals against decisions of the Board with respect to the certification of standard forms of eligible contractor variations from standard forms of eligible contract certified by them;
provide that certification, or the revocation of a certification, under section 56 above shall be carried out in such form and manner as may be prescribed;
make provision with respect to appeals against decisions of the Board with respect to certification or the revocation of certification under section 56 above;
make provision generally as to administration in connection with sections 54 to 56 above.
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The following provisions of the Taxes Management Act 1970, namely— shall apply in relation to an amount which is paid to any person by the Board as an amount recoverable by virtue of section 54(6)(b) above but to which that person is not entitled as if it were income tax which ought not to have been repaid and, where that amount was claimed by that person, as if it had been repaid as respects a chargeable period as a relief which was not due.
section 29(1)(c) (excessive relief) as it has effect apart from section 29(2) to (10) of that Act;
section 30 (tax repaid in error etc.) apart from subsection (1B),
section 86 (interest), and
section 95 (incorrect return or accounts),
In the application of section 86 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 by virtue of subsection (3) above in relation to sums due and payable by virtue of an assessment made under section 29(1)(c) or 30 of that Act, as applied by that subsection, the relevant date—
in a case where the person falling within section 54(6) above has made any interim claim, within the meaning of regulations made under subsection (1) and section 54(4) above, as respects some part of the year of assessment for which the assessment is made, is 1st January in that year of assessment; and
in any other case, is the later of the following dates, that is to say—
1st January in the year of assessment for which the assessment is made; or
the date of the making of the payment by the Board which gives rise to the assessment.
In sections . . . 257D(8) and 265(3) of the Taxes Act 1988 after paragraph (c) there shall be inserted
on account of any payments to which section 54(5) of the Finance Act 1989 applies
In subsection (1) above—
In section 202(7) of the Taxes Act 1988 (which limits to £240 the deductions attracting relief) for “£240” there shall be substituted “£480”.
This section shall have effect for the year 1989-90 and subsequent years of assessment.
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Schedule 4 to this Act (which amends the provisions of the Taxes Act 1988 relating to profit-related pay) shall have effect.
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In Schedule 9 to the Taxes Act 1988 the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 39—
Where an individual has an interest in shares or obligations of the company as a beneficiary of an employee benefit trust, the trustees shall not be regarded as associates of his by reason only of that interest unless sub-paragraph (3) below applies in relation to him.
In this paragraph “employee benefit trust” has the same meaning as in paragraph 7 of Schedule 8.
This sub-paragraph applies in relation to an individual if at any time on or after 14th March 1989— has been the beneficial owner of, or able (directly or through the medium of other companies or by any other indirect means) to control, more than 25per cent., or in the case of a share option scheme which is not a savings-related share option scheme more than 10 per cent., of the ordinary share capital of the company.
the individual, either on his own or with any one or more of his associates, or
any associate of his, with or without other such associates,
Sub-paragraphs (9) to (12) of paragraph 7 of Schedule 8 shall apply for the purposes of this paragraph in relation to an individual as they apply for the purposes of that paragraph in relation to an employee.
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This section applies where—
a company expends a sum in making a payment by way of contribution to the trustees of a trust which is a qualifying employee share ownership trust at the time the sum is expended,
at that time, the company or a company which it then controls has employees who are eligible to benefit under the terms of the trust deed,
at that time the company is resident in the United Kingdom,
before the expiry of the expenditure period the sum is expended by the trustees for one or more of the qualifying purposes, and
before the end of the claim period a claim for relief under this section is made.
In such a case the sum—
shall be deducted in computing for the purposes of Schedule D the profits of a trade carried on by the company,
if the company is an investment company, shall be treated as expenses of management, or
if the company is a company in relation to which the I - E rules apply and the sum is referable, in accordance with Chapter 4 of Part 2 of the Finance Act 2012, to the company's basic life assurance and general annuity business, shall be treated for the purposes of section 76 of that Act as ordinary BLAGAB management expenses of the company.
For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) above, the question whether one company is controlled by another shall be construed in accordance with section840 of the Taxes Act 1988.
For the purposes of subsection (1)(d) above each of the following is a qualifying purpose—
the acquisition of shares in the company which established the trust;
the repayment of sums borrowed;
the payment of interest on sums borrowed;
the payment of any sum to a person who is a beneficiary under the terms of the trust deed;
the meeting of expenses.
For the purposes of subsection (1)(d) above the expenditure period is the period of nine months beginning with the day following the end of the period of account in which the sum is charged as an expense of the company, or such longer period as the Board may allow by notice given to the company.
For the purposes of subsection (1)(e) above the claim period is the period of two years beginning with the day following the end of the period of account in which the sum is charged as an expense of the company.
For the purposes of this section the trustees of an employee share ownership trust shall be taken to expend sums paid to them in the order in which the sums are received by them (irrespective of the number of companies making payments).
This section applies where a chargeable event (within the meaning of section 69 below) occurs in relation to the trustees of an employee share ownership trust.
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the trustees shall be treated as receiving, when the event occurs, income of an amount that is equal to the chargeable amount (within the meaning of section 70 below),
that income shall be chargeable to income tax for the year of assessment in which the event occurs,
the tax so chargeable shall be charged on the full amount of the income the trustees are treated as receiving in the year of assessment , and
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If the whole or any part of the tax assessed on the trustees is not paid before the expiry of the period of six months beginning with the day on which the assessment becomes final and conclusive, a notice of liability to tax under this subsection may be served on a qualifying company and the tax or the part unpaid (as the case may be) shall be payable by the company on service of the notice.
Where a notice of liability is served under subsection (3) above— shall be payable by the company.
any interest which is due on the tax or the part (as the case may be) and has not been paid by the trustees, and
any interest accruing due on the tax or the part (as the case may be)after the date of service,
Where a notice of liability is served under subsection (3) above and any amount payable by the company (whether on account of tax or interest) is not paid by the company before the expiry of the period of three months beginning with the date of service, the amount unpaid may be recovered from the trustees(without prejudice to the right to recover it instead from the company).
For the purposes of this section each of the following is a qualifying company—
the company which established the employee share ownership trust;
any company falling within subsection (7) below.
A company falls within this subsection if, before it is sought to serve a notice of liability on it under subsection (3) above—
it has paid a sum to the trustees, and
the sum has been deducted as mentioned in section 67(2)(a) above or treated as mentioned in section 67(2)(b) above.
For the purposes of section 68 above each of the following is a chargeable event in relation to the trustees of an employee share ownership trust—
the transfer of securities by the trustees, if the transfer is not a qualifying transfer;
the transfer of securities by the trustees to persons who are at the time of the transfer beneficiaries under the terms of the trust deed, if the terms on which the transfer is made are not qualifying terms;
the retention of securities by the trustees at the expiry of the qualifying period beginning with the date on which they acquired them;
the expenditure of a sum by the trustees for a purpose other than a qualifying purpose.
where— the expiry of that period.
the trustees make a qualifying transfer within subsection (3AA) below for a consideration, and
they do not, during the period specified in subsection (5A) below, expend a sum of not less than the amount of that consideration for one or more qualifying purposes,
For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) above a transfer is a qualifying transfer if it is made to a person who at the time of the transfer is a beneficiary under the terms of the trust deed.
For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) above a transfer is also a qualifying transfer if—
it is made to the trustees of a scheme which at the time of the transfer is a profit sharing scheme approved under Schedule 9 to the Taxes Act 1988, and
it is made for a consideration which is not less than the price the securities might reasonably be expected to fetch on a sale in the open market.
For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) above a transfer is also a qualifying transfer if—
it is a transfer of relevant shares made to the trustees of the plan trust of a share incentive plan,
the plan is approved under Schedule 2 to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 when the transfer is made, and
the consideration (if any) for which the transfer is made does not exceed the market value of the shares.
For the purpose of determining whether a transfer by the trustees is a qualifying transfer within subsection (3AA) above, where on or after 21st March 2000— the relevant shares shall be treated as transferred or disposed of before any other shares included in that holding. For this purpose “ holding ” means any number of shares of the same class held by the trustees, growing or diminishing as shares of that class are acquired or disposed of.
the trustees transfer or dispose of part of a holding of shares (whether by way of a qualifying transfer or otherwise), and
the holding includes any relevant shares,
For the purposes of subsections (3AA) and (3AB) above—
For the purposes of subsection (3AC) above—
“ original funds ” means any money held by the trustees of the employee share ownership trust in a bank or building society account at midnight on 20th March 2000, and
any payment made by the trustees after that time (whether to acquire shares or otherwise) shall be treated as made out of original funds (and not out of money received after that time) until those funds are exhausted.
For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) above a transfer is also a qualifying transfer if it is made by way of exchange in circumstances mentioned in section 85(1) of the Capital Gains Tax Act 1979 or section 135(1) of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992.
For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) above a transfer of securities is made on qualifying terms if—
all the securities transferred at the same time other than those transferred on a transfer such as is mentioned in subsection (4ZA) below are transferred on similar terms,
securities have been offered to all the persons who are beneficiaries under the terms of the trust deed by virtue of a rule which conforms with paragraph 4(2), (3) or (4) of Schedule 5 to this Act when the transfer is made, and
securities are transferred to all such persons who have accepted.
For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) above a transfer of securities is also made on qualifying terms if—
it is made to a person exercising a right to acquire shares, and
that right was obtained in accordance with the provisions of an SAYE option scheme within the meaning of the SAYE code (see section 516(4) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003)—
which was established by, or by a company controlled by, the company which established the trust, and
which is approved under Schedule 3 to that Act, and
that right is being exercised in accordance with the provisions of that scheme, and
the consideration for the transfer is payable to the trustees.
For the purposes of subsection (1)(c) above the qualifying period is— and for this purpose a trust is established when the deed under which it is established is executed.
seven years, in the case of trusts established on or before the day on which the Finance Act 1994 was passed;
twenty years, in the case of other trusts;
For the purposes of subsection (1)(d) or (e) above each of the following is a qualifying purpose—
the acquisition of shares in the company which established the trust;
the repayment of sums borrowed;
the payment of interest on sums borrowed;
the payment of any sum to a person who is a beneficiary under the terms of the trust deed;
the meeting of expenses.
The period referred to in paragraph (e) of subsection (1) above is the period—
beginning with the qualifying transfer mentioned in that paragraph, and
ending nine months after the end of the period of account in which that qualifying transfer took place. For this purpose the period of account means the period of account of the company that established the employee share ownership trust.
For the purposes of subsection (4) above, the fact that terms vary according to the levels of remuneration of beneficiaries, the length of their service, or similar factors, shall not be regarded as meaning that the terms are not similar.
In ascertaining for the purposes of this section whether particular securities are retained, securities acquired earlier by the trustees shall be treated as transferred by them before securities acquired by them later.
For the purposes of this section trustees—
acquire securities when they become entitled to them (subject to the exceptions in subsection (9) below);
transfer securities to another person when that other becomes entitled to them;
retain securities if they remain entitled to them.
The exceptions are these—
if securities are issued to trustees in exchange in circumstances mentioned in section 135(1) of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, they shall be treated as having acquired them when they became entitled to the securities for which they are exchanged;
if trustees become entitled to securities as a result of a reorganisation, they shall be treated as having acquired them when they became entitled to the original shares which those securities represent (construing “reorganisation” and “original shares” in accordance with section 126 of that Act).
If trustees agree to take a transfer of securities, for the purposes of this section they shall be treated as becoming entitled to them when the agreement is made and not on a later transfer made pursuant to the agreement.
If trustees agree to transfer securities to another person, for the purposes of this section the other person shall be treated as becoming entitled to them when the agreement is made and not on a later transfer made pursuant to the agreement.
For the purposes of this section the following are securities—
shares;
debentures.
This section has effect to determine the chargeable amount for the purposes of section 68 above.
If the chargeable event falls within section 69(1)(a), (b) or (c) above the following rules shall apply—
if the event constitutes a disposal of the securities by the trustees for the purposes of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, the chargeable amount is an amount equal to the sums allowable under section 38(1)(a) and (b) of that Act;
if the event does not constitute such a disposal, the chargeable amount is an amount equal to the sums which would be so allowable had the trustees made a disposal of the securities for the purposes of that Act at the time the chargeable event occurs.
If the chargeable event falls within section 69(1)(d) above the chargeable amount is an amount equal to the sum concerned.
If the chargeable event falls within section 69(1)(e) above the chargeable amount is an amount equal to—
the amount of the consideration received for the qualifying transfer mentioned in section 69(1)(e) above, less
the amount of any expenditure by the trustees for a qualifying purpose during the period mentioned in section 69(5A) above.
This section applies where—
a chargeable event (within the meaning of section 69 above) occurs in relation to the trustees of an employee share ownership trust,
at the time the event occurs anything is outstanding in respect of the principal of an amount or amounts borrowed at any time by the trustees, and
the chargeable event is one as regards which section 72(2)(b) below applies.
In the following provisions of this section—
“the initial chargeable event” means the event referred to in subsection (1)(a) above, and
“the total outstanding amount” means the total amount outstanding, at the time the initial chargeable event occurs, in respect of the principal of an amount or amounts borrowed at any time by the trustees.
If any of the total outstanding amount is repaid after the initial chargeable event occurs, a further chargeable event shall occur in relatio nto the trustees at the end of the year of assessment in which the repayment is made.
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the trustees shall be treated as receiving, when the further event occurs, income of an amount that is equal to the chargeable amount,
that income shall be chargeable to income tax for the year of assessment at the end of which the further event occurs,
the tax so chargeable shall be charged on the full amount of the income the trustees are treated as receiving in the year of assessment , and
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Subject to subsection (6) below, for the purposes of subsection (4) above the chargeable amount is an amount equal to the aggregate of the total outstanding amount repaid in the year of assessment.
In a case where section 72(2)(b) below had effect in the case of the initial chargeable event, for the purposes of subsection (4) above the chargeable amount is an amount equal to the smaller of—
the aggregate of the total outstanding amount repaid in the year of assessment, and
an amount found by applying the formula A-B-C.
For the purposes of subsection (6) above—
A is the amount which would be the chargeable amount for the initial chargeable event apart from section 72(2) below,
B is the chargeable amount for the initial chargeable event, and
C is the amount (if any) found under subsection (8) below.
If, before the further chargeable event occurs, one or more prior chargeable events have occurred in relation to the trustees by virtue of the prior repayment of any of the total outstanding amount found for the time the initial chargeable event occurs, the amount found under this subsection is an amount equal to the chargeable amount for the prior chargeable event or to the aggregate of the chargeable amounts for the prior chargeable events (as the case may be).
In a case where— the sum or part (as the case may be) shall not be included in the total outstanding amount found for the time the other chargeable event occurs.
a chargeable event (within the meaning of section 69 above) occurs in relation to the trustees in circumstances mentioned in subsection (1) above,
a sum falls to be included in the total outstanding amount found for the time the event occurs,
another chargeable event (within the meaning of that section) occurs in relation to the trustees in circumstances mentioned in subsection (1) above, and
the same sum or a part of it would (apart from this subsection) fall to be included in the total outstanding amount found for the time the event occurs,
In ascertaining for the purposes of this section whether a repayment is in respect of a particular amount, amounts borrowed earlier shall be taken to be repaid before amounts borrowed later.
Subsections (3) to (7) of section 68 above shall apply where tax is assessed by virtue of this section as they apply where tax is assessed by virtue of that section.
For the purposes of this section each of the following is a chargeable event in relation to the trustees of an employee share ownership trust—
an event which is a chargeable event by virtue of section 69 above;
an event which is a chargeable event by virtue of section 71 above.
If a chargeable event (the event in question) occurs in relation to the trustees of an employee share ownership trust, the following rules shall apply—
the amount which would (apart from this subsection) be the chargeable amount for the event in question shall be aggregated, for the purposes of paragraph (b) below, with the chargeable amounts for other chargeable events(if any) occurring in relation to the trustees before the event in question,
if the amount which would (apart from this subsection) be the chargeable amount for the event in question (or the aggregate found under paragraph (a)above, if there is one) exceeds the deductible amount, the chargeable amount for the event in question shall be the amount it would be apart from this subsection less an amount equal to the excess, and
section 70(2) and (3) and section 71(5) above shall have effect subject to paragraph (b) above.
For the purposes of subsection (2) above the deductible amount (as regards the event in question) is an amount equal to the total of the sums falling within subsection (4) below.
A sum falls within this subsection if it has been received by the trustees before the occurrence of the event in question and—
it has been deducted as mentioned in section 67(2)(a) above, or treated as mentioned in section 67(2)(b) above, before the occurrence of that event, or
it would fall to be so deducted or treated if a claim for relief under section 67 above had been made immediately before the occurrence of that event.
An inspector may by notice in writing require a return to be made by the trustees of an employee share ownership trust if they have at any time received a sum which has been deducted as mentioned in section 67(2)(a) above or treated as mentioned in section 67(2)(b) above.
Where he requires such a return to be made the inspector shall specify the information to be contained in it.
The information which may be specified is information the inspector needs for the purposes of sections 68 to 72 above, and may include information about—
sums received (including sums borrowed) by the trustees;
expenditure incurred by them;
assets acquired by them;
transfers of assets made by them.
The information which may be required under subsection (3)(a) above may include the persons from whom the sums were received.
The information which may be required under subsection (3)(b) above may include the purpose of the expenditure and the persons receiving any sums.
The information which may be specified under subsection (3)(c) above may include the persons from whom the assets were acquired and the consideration furnished by the trustees.
The information which may be included under subsection (3)(d) above may include the persons to whom assets were transferred and the consideration furnished by them.
In a case where a sum has been deducted as mentioned in section 67(2)(a)above, or treated as mentioned in section 67(2)(b) above, the inspector shall send to the trustees to whom the payment was made a certificate stating—
that a sum has been so deducted or so treated, and
what sum has been so deducted or so treated.
In the Table in section 98 of the Taxes Management Act1970 (penalties for failure to comply with notices etc.) at the end of the first column there shall be inserted— “ Section 73 of the Finance Act 1989 ”.
Schedule 5 to this Act shall have effect to determine whether, for the purposes of sections 67 to 73 above, a trust is at a particular time—
an employee share ownership trust;
a qualifying employee share ownership trust.
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In section 758 of the Taxes Act 1988 (offshore funds operating equalisation arrangements) in subsection (6) (reference to section 78 of the Capital Gains Tax Act 1979 not to include reference to it as applied by section 82) for the words “but not” there shall be substituted the words “and a reference to section 78”.
This section shall apply where a conversion of securities occurs on or after 14th March 1989; and “conversion of securities” here has the same meaning as in section 82 of the Capital Gains Tax Act 1979.
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In section 240 of the Taxes Act 1988 (set-off of company’s ACT against subsidiary’s liability to corporation tax) at the end of subsection (5)(set-off not to be made against subsidiary’s liability to corporation tax for any accounting period in which, or in any part of which, it was not a subsidiary of the surrendering company) there shall be added the words “unless throughout that period or part both companies were subsidiaries of a third company”.
This section shall have effect in relation to accounting periods ending on or after 14th March 1989.
After section 245 of the Taxes Act 1988 there shall be inserted—
This section applies if—
there is a change in the ownership of a company (“the relevant company”);
by virtue of section 240 the relevant company is treated as having paid an amount of advance corporation tax in respect of a distribution made by it at any time before the change; and
within the period of six years beginning three years before the change, there is a major change in the nature or conduct of a trade or business of the company which is for the purposes of section 240 the surrendering company in relation to that amount.
No advance corporation tax which the relevant company is treated by virtue of section 240 as having paid in respect of a distribution made by it in anaccounting period beginning before the change of ownership shall be treatedunder section 239(4) as paid by it in respect of distributions made in an accounting period ending after the change of ownership; and this subsection shall apply to an accounting period in which the change of ownership occurs as if the part ending with the change of ownership, and the part after, were two separate accounting periods.
Subsections (4) and (5) of section 245 shall apply also for the purposes of this section and as if the reference in subsection (4) of section 245 to the period of three years mentioned in subsection (1)(a) of that section were a reference to the period mentioned in subsection (1)(c) above.
Sections 768(8) and (9) and 769 shall apply also for the purposes of this section and as if in subsection (3) of section 769 the reference to the benefit of losses were a reference to the benefit of advance corporation tax.
Subsection (4) below applies if—
there is a change in the ownership of a company (“the relevant company”);
any advance corporation tax paid by the relevant company in respect of distributions made by it in an accounting period beginning before the change is treated under section 239(4) as paid by it in respect of distributions made by it in an accounting period ending after the change;
after the change the relevant company acquires an asset from another company in such circumstances that section 273(1) of the Taxes Act 1970applies to the acquisition; and
a chargeable gain accrues to the relevant company on the disposal of the asset within the period of three years beginning with the change of ownership.
Subsection (1)(b) above shall apply to an accounting period in which the change of ownership occurs as if the part ending with the change of ownership, and the part after, were two separate accounting periods.
For the purposes of subsection (1)(d) above an asset acquired by the relevant company as mentioned in subsection (1)(c) above shall be treated as the same as an asset owned at a later time by that company if the value of the second asset is derived in whole or in part from the first asset, and in particular where the second asset is a freehold, and the first asset was a leasehold and the lessee has acquired the reversion.
In relation to the accounting period in which the chargeable gain accrues to the relevant company (“the relevant period”), section 239 shall have effect as if the limit imposed by subsection (2) of that section on the amount of advance corporation tax to be set against the relevant company’s liability to corporation tax were reduced by whichever is the lesser of—
the amount of advance corporation tax that would have been payable (apart from section 241) in respect of a distribution made at the end of the relevant period of an amount which, together with the advance corporation tax so payable in respect of it, is equal to the chargeable gain, and
the amount of surplus advance corporation tax in relation to the accounting period which by virtue of subsection (2) above is treated for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) above as ending with the change of ownership.
Sections 768(8) and (9) and 769 shall apply also for the purposes of this section and as if in subsection (3) of section 769 the reference to the benefit of losses were a reference to the benefit of advance corporation tax.
This section shall have effect where the change in the ownership of the relevant company occurs on or after 14th March 1989.
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Except as provided by subsection (2) below, Chapter III of Part XI of theTaxes Act 1988 (apportionment of undistributed income etc. of close companies)shall not have effect in relation to accounting periods beginning after 31stMarch 1989.
Section 427(4) of the Taxes Act 1988 (which gives relief to an individualwhere income apportioned to him in an earlier accounting period of a closecompany is included in a distribution received by him in a later accountingperiod), and section 427(5) of, and Part I of Schedule 19 to, that Act so faras they relate to section 427(4), shall continue to have effect in any casewhere the subsequent distribution referred to in section 427(4) is made before1st April 1992.
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In section 231 of the Taxes Act 1988 (tax credits for certain recipientsof qualifying distributions) in subsection (3) after the words “made and”there shall be inserted the words “subject to subsections (3A) to (3D)below” and after that subsection there shall be inserted—
Subject to subsection (3B) below, where it appears to the inspector that,in any accounting period of a company at the end of which it is a closeinvestment-holding company— the entitlement of the eligible person to have paid to him undersubsection (3) above all or part of a tax credit in respect of anydistribution made by the company in the period shall be restricted to suchextent as appears to the inspector to be just and reasonable.
arrangements relating to the distribution of the profits of the companyexist or have existed the main purpose of which or one of the main purposesof which is to enable payments, or payments of a greater amount, to be madeto any one or more individuals under subsection (3) above in respect of suchan excess as is mentioned in that subsection, and
by virtue of those arrangements, any eligible person—
receives a qualifying distribution consisting of a payment made by thecompany on the redemption, repayment or purchase of its own shares, or
receives any other qualifying distribution in respect of shares in orsecurities of the company, where the amount or value of the distribution isgreater than might in all the circumstances have been expected but for thearrangements,
Subsection (3A) above does not apply in relation to a tax credit inrespect of a dividend paid by a company in any accounting period in respectof its ordinary share capital if—
throughout the period, the company’s ordinary share capital consisted ofonly one class of shares, and
no person waived his entitlement to any dividend which would have becomepayable by the company in the period or failed to receive any dividend whichhad become due and payable to him by the company in the period.
In subsection (3A) above—
In determining under subsection (3) above whether a person is entitled tohave any excess of tax credit paid to him in a case where subsection (3A)above applies, tax credits shall be set against income tax in the order thatresults in the greatest payment in respect of the excess.
This section shall have effect in relation to distributions made bycompanies in accounting periods beginning after 31st March 1989.
Schedule 12 to this Act (in which Part I contains administrativeprovisions relating to close companies and Part II makes amendments connectedwith section 103 above) shall have effect.
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In section 824(9) of the Taxes Act 1988 (repayment supplements), for the words from “or, in” to “section 701)” there shall be substituted the words “or personal representatives (within the meaning of section 111 of the Finance Act 1989)”.
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In the following enactments, namely— for “£3,000”, in each place where it occurs, there shall besubstituted “£6,000”.
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section 25(7) of that Act (information about assets disposed of),
This section applies to disposals on or after 6th April 1989 andaccordingly, in relation to subsection (1)(b) above, to assets acquired on orafter that date.
Section 20 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (power tocall for documents of taxpayer and others) shall be amended in accordance withsubsections (2) to (8) below.
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This section shall apply with respect to notices given on or after the day on which this Act is passed.
In section 20A of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (powerto call for papers of tax accountant) for the lasr sentence of subsection (1)there shall be substituted—
The reference to documents in subsection (1) above does not include—
personal records (as defined in section 12 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984), or
journalistic material (as defined in section 13 of that Act).
Subject to subsection (1A) above, the reference to documents in subsection(1) above is to those specified or described in the notice in question;and—
the notice shall require documents to be delivered within such time (whichshall not be less than thirty days after the date of the notice) as may bespecified in the notice; and
the inspector may take copies of them or of extracts from them.
This section shall apply with respect to notices given on or after the dayon which this Act is passed.
Section 20B of the Taxes Management Act 1970(restrictions on powers under sections 20 and 20A) shall be amended as follows.
In subsection (1), after the word “question” there shall be inserted the words “, or to furnish the particulars in question”.
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In subsection (2), after the words “deliver documents”, in the first place where they occur, there shall be inserted the words “or furnish particulars”.
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This section shall apply with respect to notices given on or after the day on which this Act is passed.
After section 20B of the Taxes Management Act 1970there shall be inserted—
Subject to subsections (2) to (4) below, a person shall be guilty of anoffence if he intentionally falsifies, conceals, destroys or otherwisedisposes of, or causes or permits the falsification, concealment, destructionor disposal of, a document which— to deliver, or to deliver or make available for inspection.
he has been required by a notice under section 20 or 20A above, or
he has been given an opportunity in accordance with section 20B(1) above,
A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1) above if heacts—
with the written permission of a General or Special Commissioner, theinspector or an officer of the Board,
after the document has been delivered or, in a case within section 20(3)or (8A) above, inspected, or
after a copy has been delivered in accordance with section 20B(4) or (14)above and the original has been inspected.
A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1)(a) above if heacts after the end of the period of two years beginning with the date on whichthe notice is given, unless before the end of that period the inspector or anofficer of the Board has notified the person in writing that the notice hasnot been complied with to his satisfaction.
A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1) (b) above if heacts—
after the end of the period of six months beginning with the date on whichan opportunity to deliver the document was given, or
after an application for consent to a notice being given in relation tothe document has been refused.
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) above shall beliable—
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twoyears or to a fine or to both.
This section shall apply to any falsification, concealment, destructionor disposal of a document occurring on or after the day on which this Act ispassed.
(Repealed)
(Repealed)
Section 20D of the Taxes Management Act 1970 shall beamended as follows.
In subsection (2), for the words “of returns or accounts to be made ordelivered by the other” there shall be substituted the words “or deliveryof any information, return, accounts or other document which he knows will be,or is or are likely to be, used”.
For subsection (3) there shall be substituted—
Without prejudice to section 127 of the Finance Act1988, in sections 20 to 20CC above “document” has, subject to sections 20(8C) and 20A(1A), thesame meaning as it has—
in relation to England and Wales, in Part I of the Civil Evidence Act 1968,
in relation to Scotland, in Part III of the Law Reform(Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968, and
in relation to Northern Ireland, in Part I of the Civil Evidence Act (Northern Ireland) 1971.
(Repealed)
The following section shall be substituted for section 36 of the Taxes Management Act 1970—
An assessment on any person (in this section referred to as “the person in default”) for the purpose of making good to the Crown a loss of tax attributable to his fraudulent or negligent conduct or the fraudulent or negligent conduct of a person acting on his behalf may be made at any time not later than twenty years after the end of the chargeable period to which the assessment relates.
Where the person in default is an individual who carried on a trade or profession in partnership with another individual, or with other persons at least one of whom is an individual, at any time in the year for which the assessment is made, an assessment in respect of the profits or gains of the trade or profession for the purpose mentioned in subsection (1) above may be made not only on the person in default but also on his partner or, as the case may be, on any of his partners who is an individual.
If the person on whom the assessment is made so requires, in determining the amount of the tax to be charged for any chargeable period in any assessment made for the purpose mentioned in subsection (1) above, effect shall be given to any relief or allowance to which he would have been entitled for that chargeable period on a claim or application made within the time allowed by the Taxes Acts.
Sections 37 to 39 (special provisions as to “neglect”) and section41 (leave required for certain assessments) of the Taxes Management Act 1970shall cease to have effect.
The words “section 36” shall be substituted—
for the words “sections 36, 37 and 39” in section 30(6) of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (tax repaid in error etc.),
for the words “sections 37 to 39” in section 118(3) of that Act (effect under law of Scotland of assessment in partnership name),
for the words “sections 36 and 39” in paragraph 10(1) of Schedule 13to the Taxes Act 1988 (assessments to advance corporation tax), and
(Repealed)
The words “ fraudulent or negligent conduct ” shall be substituted—
for the words “fraud, wilful default or neglect” in—
(Repealed)
(Repealed)
paragraph 9 of Schedule 16A to the Finance Act 1973and of Schedule 19A to the Taxes Act 1988 (Lloyd’s), and
(Repealed)
In section 105 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (admissibility of evidence), for the words “fraud or default” and the words “fraud or wilful default” there shall be substituted the words “fraudulent conduct”.
In paragraph 9 of Schedule 16A to the Finance Act 1973 and of Schedule 19Ato the Taxes Act 1988, for “37, 40 and 41” there shall be substituted “and 40”.
Nothing in this section shall affect the making of assessments—
for years of assessment before the year 1983-84, or
for accounting periods which ended before 1st April 1983.
The following sections shall be inserted after section 43 of the TaxesManagement Act 1970—
This section applies where—
by virtue of section 29(3) of this Act an assessment is made on any personfor a chargeable period, and
the assessment is not made for the purpose of making good to the Crown anyloss of tax attributable to his fraudulent or negligent conduct or thefraudulent or negligent conduct of a person acting on his behalf.
Without prejudice to section 43(2) above but subject to section 43B below,where this section applies—
any relevant claim, election, application or notice which could have beenmade or given within the time allowed by the Taxes Acts may be made or givenat any time within one year from the end of the chargeable period in which theassessment is made, and
any relevant claim, election, application or notice previously made orgiven may at any such time be revoked or varied— except where by virtue of any enactment it is irrevocable.
in the same manner as it was made or given, and
by or with the consent of the same person or persons who made, gave orconsented to it (or, in the case of any such person who has died, by or withthe consent of his personal representatives),
For the purposes of this section and section 43B below, a claim, election,application or notice is relevant in relation to an assessment for achargeable period if—
it relates to that chargeable period or is made or given by reference toan event occurring in that chargeable period, and
it or, as the case may be, its revocation or variation has or could havethe effect of reducing any of the liabilities mentioned in subsection (4)below.
The liabilities referred to in subsection (3) above are—
the increased liability to tax resulting from the assessment,
any other liability to tax of the person concerned for—
the chargeable period to which the assessment relates, or
any chargeable period which follows that chargeable period and ends notlater than one year after the end of the chargeable period in which theassessment is made.
Where a claim, election, application or notice is made, given, revoked orvaried by virtue of subsection (2) above, all such adjustments shall be made,whether by way of discharge or repayment of tax or the making of assessmentsor otherwise, as are required to take account of the effect of the taking ofthat action on any person’s liability to tax for any chargeable period.
The provisions of this Act relating to appeals against decisions on claimsshall apply with any necessary modifications to a decision on the revocationor variation of a claim by virtue of subsection (2) above.
If the effect of the exercise by any person of a power conferred bysection 43A(2) above— would be to alter the liability to tax of another person, that power maynot be exercised except with the consent in writing of that other person or,where he has died, his personal representatives.
to make or give a claim, election, application or notice, or
to revoke or vary a claim, election, application or notice previously madeor given,
Where— that section shall not apply by reason of any assessment made because ofthat increased liability.
a power conferred by subsection (2) of section 43A above is exercised inconsequence of an assessment made on a person, and
the exercise of the power increases the liability to tax of anotherperson,
In any case where— the excess shall not be available to reduce any liability to tax.
one or more relevant claims, elections, applications or notices are made,given, revoked or varied by virtue of the application of section 43A above inthe case of an assessment, and
the total of the reductions in liability to tax which, apart from thissubsection, would result from the action mentioned in paragraph (a) abovewould exceed the additional liability to tax resulting from the assessment,
Where subsection (3) above has the effect of limiting either the reductionin a person’s liability to tax for more than one period or the reduction inthe liability to tax of more than one person, the limited amount shall beapportioned between the periods or persons concerned—
except where paragraph (b) below applies, in such manner as may bespecified by the inspector by notice in writing to the person or personsconcerned, or
where the person concerned gives (or the persons concerned jointly give)notice in writing to the inspector within the relevant period, in such manneras may be specified in the notice given by the person or persons concerned.
For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (4) above the relevantperiod is the period of 30 days beginning with the day on which notice underparagraph (a) of that subsection is given to the person concerned or, wheremore than one person is concerned, the latest date on which such notice isgiven to any of them.
This section shall apply in relation to any assessment notice of which isissued on or after the day on which this Act is passed.
(Repealed)
Section 61 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (distress)shall be amended as follows.
In subsection (1), for the words “the collector shall” onwards thereshall be substituted the words “the collector may distrain upon the goods and chattels of the personcharged (in this section referred to as “the person indefault”).”
In subsection (2), for the words from “a collector” to “Commissioners” there shall be substituted the words “a justice of thepeace, on being satisfied by information on oath that there is reasonableground for believing that a person is neglecting or refusing to pay a sumcharged, may issue a warrant in writing authorising a collector to”.
In subsection (4), for the words “neglecting or refusing to pay”there shall be substituted the words “in default”.
In subsection (5)—
for the word “aforesaid” there shall be substituted the words “indefault”,
the words “within the said five days” shall be omitted,
for the words from “two or more inhabitants of the parish” to “sufficient persons” there shall be substituted the words “one or moreindependent persons appointed by the collector”, and
the words from “The costs” to “the collector, and” shall beomitted.
The following subsection shall be added after that subsection—
The Treasury may by regulations make provision with respect to— and any such regulations shall be made by statutory instrument whichshall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House ofCommons.
the fees chargeable on or in connection with the levying of distress, and
the costs and charges recoverable where distress has been levied;
This section shall come into force on such day as the Treasury may byorder made by statutory instrument appoint.
Section 62 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (priorityof claim for tax) shall be amended as follows.
In subsection (1)—
for the words from the beginning to “shall be” there shall besubstituted the words “If at any time at which any goods or chattelsbelonging to any person (in this section referred to as “the personin default”) are”,
for the word “unless” there shall be substituted the words “theperson in default is in arrears in respect of any such sums as are referredto in subsection (1A) below, the goods or chattels may not be so taken unlesson demand made by the collector”, and
for the words “arrears of tax” onwards there shall be substituted thewords “such sums as have fallen due at or before the date of seizure.”
The following subsection shall be inserted after that subsection—
The sums referred to in subsection (1) above are—
sums due from the person in default on account of deductions of income taxfrom emoluments paid during the period of twelve months next before the dateof seizure, being deductions which the person in default was liable to makeunder section 203 of the principal Act (pay as you earn) less the amount ofthe repayments of income tax which he was liable to make during that period;and
sums due from the person in default in respect of deductions required tobe made by him for that period under section 559 of the principal Act(sub-contractors in the construction industry).
In subsection (2)—
for the words from the beginning to “the collector shall” there shallbe substituted the words “If the sums referred to in subsection (1) aboveare not paid within ten days of the date of the demand referred to in thatsubsection, the collector may”,
for the words “shall proceed” there shall be substituted the words “may proceed”, and
for the words “the tax charged and claimed” there shall besubstituted the words “those sums”.
Section 63 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (recoveryof tax in Scotland) shall be amended as follows.
In subsection (3), for the words “which relates to” onwards thereshall be substituted the words
deductions of income tax which any person specified in the application wasliable to make under section 203 of the principal Act (pay as you earn); or
deductions required to be made under section 559 of the principal Act(sub-contractors in the construction industry) by any person specified in theapplication.
The following subsection shall be added after that subsection—
In this section references to amounts of tax due and references to sumsdue in respect of deductions include references to amounts which are deemedto be—
amounts of tax which the person is liable to pay by virtue of the Income Tax (Employments) Regulations 1973; or
amounts which the person is liable to pay by virtue of the Income Tax(Sub-Contractors in the Construction Industry)Regulations 1975.
Section 64 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (priority of claim for tax inScotland) shall be amended as follows.
In subsection (1)—
for the words from the beginning to “shall be” there shall besubstituted the words “If at any time at which any moveable goods andeffects belonging to any person (in this section referred to as “theperson in default”) are”,
for the word “unless” there shall be substituted the words “theperson in default is in arrears in respect of any such sums as are referredto in subsection (1A) below, the goods and effects may not be so taken unlesson demand made by the collector”, and
for the words “the tax so in arrear” onwards there shall besubstituted the words “such sums as have fallen due at or before the dateof poinding or, as the case may be, other diligence or assignation.”
The following subsection shall be inserted after that subsection—
The sums referred to in subsection (1) above are—
sums due from the person in default on account of deductions of income taxfrom emoluments paid during the period of twelve months next before the dateof poinding, being deductions which the person in default was liable to makeunder section 203 of the principal Act (pay as you earn) less the amount ofthe repayments of income tax which he was liable to make during that period;and
sums due from the person in default in respect of deductions required tobe made by him for that period under section 559 of the principal Act(sub-contractors in the construction industry).
In subsection (2)—
for the words from the beginning to “the tax claimed shall” thereshall be substituted the words “If the sums referred to in subsection (1)above are not paid within ten days of the date of the demand referred to inthat subsection, the sums shall”, and
for the words “proceeding at his instance” there shall be substitutedthe word “proceedings”.
In section 86 of the Taxes Management Act 1970, forsubsection (3) and the words in subsection (4) preceding the Table there shallbe substituted—
For the purposes of this section— is the date on which the tax becomes due and payable.
the reckonable date in relation to any tax charged by an assessment toincome tax under Schedule E, and
subject to subsection (3A) below, the reckonable date in relation to taxcharged by any other assessment to which this section applies,
Where an appeal has been made against an assessment and any of the taxcharged by the assessment is due and payable on a date later than the dategiven by the Table in subsection (4) below, the reckonable date in relationto the tax so due and payable is the later of—
the date given by that Table, and
the date on which the tax would have been due and payable if there hadbeen no appeal against the assessment (assuming in a case where the tax wouldnot have been charged by the assessment if there had been no appeal that itwas so charged).
The Table referred to in subsection (3A) above is asfollows—
In section 55 of that Act—
in subsection (2), for the words “it were” onwards there shall besubstituted the words “there had been no appeal.”,
in subsection (6), for paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall besubstituted—
in the case of a determination made on an application under subsection (3)above, other than an application made by virtue of subsection (3A) above, thedate on which any tax the payment of which is not so postponed is due andpayable shall be determined as if the tax were charged by an assessment noticeof which was issued on the date of that determination and against which therehad been no appeal; and
in the case of a determination made on an application under subsection (4)above—
the date on which any tax the payment of which ceases to be so postponedis due and payable shall be determined as if the tax were charged by anassessment notice of which was issued on the date of that determination andagainst which there had been no appeal; and
any tax overpaid shall be repaid.
for subsection (9) there shall be substituted—
On the determination of the appeal—
the date on which any tax payable in accordance with that determinationis due and payable shall, so far as it is tax the payment of which had beenpostponed, or which would not have been charged by the assessment if there hadbeen no appeal, be determined as if the tax were charged by anassessment—
notice of which was issued on the date on which the inspector issues tothe appellant a notice of the total amount payable in accordance with thedetermination, and
against which there had been no appeal; and
any tax overpaid shall be repaid.
In section 56(9) of that Act, for the words “amount of” there shallbe substituted the words “amount charged by”.
This section shall apply to tax charged by any assessment notice of whichis issued after 30th July 1982.
In relation to any tax charged by an assessment made under section 252(1)of the Taxes Act 1988 to recover corporation tax that becomes payable as aresult of the making of a claim under section 240 of that Act, the reckonabledate for the purposes of section 86 of the Taxes ManagementAct 1970 (in this section referred to as “section 86”) is the date which is given by paragraph 5 ofthe Table in subsection (4) of that section.
Subsections (3) and (4) below apply in any case where—
there is in any accounting period of a company (in this section referredto as “the later period”) an amount of surplus advance corporationtax, as defined in subsection (3) of section 239 of the Taxes Act 1988, and
pursuant to a claim under the said subsection (3), the whole or any partof that amount is treated for the purposes of the said section 239 asdischarging liability for an amount of corporation tax for an earlieraccounting period (in this section referred to as “the earlier period”), and
if the claim under the said subsection (3) had not been made—
an amount of corporation tax assessed for the earlier period would carryinterest in accordance with section 86, or
an assessment could have been made under section 252(1) of that Act torecover corporation tax for the earlier period.
In determining the amount of interest payable under section 86 oncorporation tax unpaid for the earlier period, no account shall be taken ofany reduction in the amount of that tax which results from section 239(3) ofthe Taxes Act 1988 except so far as concerns interest for any time after theday following the expiry of nine months from the end of the later period.
Where, but for the claim under section 239(3) of the Taxes Act 1988, anassessment could have been made under section 252(1) of that Act to recovercorporation tax for the earlier period, interest under section 86 shall bechargeable, in relation to any time not later than the day referred to insubsection (3) above, as if the claim had not been made and such an assessmenthad been made.
In relation to interest charged under section 86 by virtue of subsection(4) above, section 69 of the Taxes Management Act 1970shall have effect with the substitution for the words following paragraph (c)of the words “as if it were tax charged and due and payable under anassessment”.
In this section— but this section shall not have effect in relation to corporation tax forany accounting period ending after the day which is the appointed day for thepurposes of section 85 of the Finance (No.2) Act 1987.
subsection (1) above shall have effect where the claim under 240 of theTaxes Act 1988 is made on or after 14th March 1989, and
subsections (2) to (5) above shall have effect where the claim undersection 239(3) of that Act is made on or after that date,
In the Taxes Management Act 1970— shall cease to have effect.
section 86(6) (remission of interest payable on overdue income tax,capital gains tax or corporation tax where interest would not exceed£30), and
section 87(4) (no interest payable on overdue advance corporation tax orincome tax on company payments where interest would not exceed £30),
The words “of not less than £25” in— and the words “of not less than £100” in section 825(2) of theTaxes Act 1988 (no repayment supplement where overdue repayment of company taxless than £100) shall cease to have effect.
[section 283(1) of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992] (norepayment supplement where overdue repayment of capital gains tax less than£25), and
section 824(1)(a) and (b) and (5) of the Taxes Act 1988 (no repaymentsupplement where overdue repayment of income tax etc. less than £25),
Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) above shall have effect—
in relation to income tax under Schedule E, where the demand for the taxis made on or after the appointed day, and
in any other case, where the tax is charged by an assessment notice ofwhich is issued on or after the appointed day.
Paragraph (b) of that subsection shall have effect where the tax ischarged by an assessment relating to an accounting period beginning on orafter the appointed day.
Subsection (2) above shall have effect in relation to repayments of taxmade on or after the appointed day.
In this section “the appointed day” means such day as theTreasury may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different daysmay be appointed for different enactments or for different purposes of thesame enactment.
Section 88 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (intereston tax recovered to make good loss due to taxpayer’s fault) shall be amendedas follows.
In subsection (1), for the words “the fraud, wilful default or neglectof any person” there shall be substituted the words—
a failure to give a notice, make a return or produce or furnish a documentor other information required by or under the Taxes Acts, or
an error in any information, return, accounts or other document deliveredto an inspector or other officer of the Board,
The following subsection shall be added at the end—
In paragraph (a) of subsection (1) above the reference to a failure to dosomething includes, in relation to anything required to be done at aparticular time or within a particular period, a reference to a failure to doit at that time or within that period; and, accordingly, section 118(2) ofthis Act shall not apply for the purposes of that paragraph.
This section shall have effect in relation to failures occurring, anderrors in any information or documents delivered, on or after the day on whichthis Act is passed.
In subsection (1) of section 88 of the Taxes Management Act 1970, for thewords “shall carry” there shall be substituted the words “shall, if aninspector or the Board so determine, carry”.
The following section shall be inserted after that section—
Notice of a determination under section 88 above shall be served on theperson liable to pay the interest to which it relates and shall specify—
the date on which it is issued,
the amount of the tax which carries interest and the assessment by whichthat tax was charged,
the date when for the purposes of section 88 above that tax ought to havebeen paid, and
the time within which an appeal against the determination may be made.
After the notice of a determination under section 88 above has been servedthe determination shall not be altered except in accordance with this section.
A determination under section 88 above may be made at any time—
within six years after the end of the chargeable period for which the taxcarrying the interest is charged (or, in the case of development land tax, ofthe financial year in which the liability for that tax arose), or
within three years after the date of the final determination of the amountof that tax.
An appeal may be brought against a determination under section 88 aboveand, subject to the following provisions of this section, the provisions ofthis Act relating to appeals shall have effect in relation to an appealagainst such a determination as they have effect in relation to an appealagainst an assessment to tax.
On an appeal against a determination under section 88 above section 50(6)to (8) of this Act shall not apply but the Commissioners may—
if it appears to them that the tax carries no interest under that section,set the determination aside,
if the determination appears to them to be correct, confirm thedetermination, or
if the determination appears to them to be incorrect as to the amount oftax or the date on which the tax ought to have been paid, revise thedetermination accordingly.
(Repealed)
In section 113 of that Act (form of documents), the following subsectionshall be inserted after subsection (1B)—
Where an officer of the Board has decided that an amount of tax carriesinterest under section 88 of this Act and has taken the decisions needed forarriving at the date when for the purposes of that section that tax ought tohave been paid, he may entrust to any other officer of the Boardresponsibility for completing the determination procedure, whether by meansinvolving the use of a computer or otherwise, including responsibility forserving notice of the determination on the person liable to the interest.
In section 114 of that Act (want of form not to invalidate), after theword “assessment”, in each place where it occurs, there shall be insertedthe words “or determination”.
In paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to that Act (rules for assigning proceedingsto Commissioners), the following entry shall be inserted in the first columnafter the entry relating to an appeal against an assessment to capital gainstax— “ An appeal against a determination under section 88 of this Act. ”
The following subsection shall be substituted for section 88(3) of the Taxes Management Act 1970—
Where it is finally determined that any tax carries interest under thissection, the tax shall carry no interest under section 86 or 86A above (and,accordingly, any interest under either of those sections which has been paidbefore the final determination shall be set off against the amount of theinterest under this section); and for the purposes of this subsection adetermination that tax carries interest is not final until it can no longerbe varied, whether by any Commissioners on appeal or by the order of anycourt.
(Repealed)
In— for the words “the aggregate” onwards there shall be substituted thewords “the amount of the difference specified in subsection (2) below.”
(Repealed)
section 96(1) of that Act (incorrect return etc. for corporation tax),
This section shall apply in relation to returns, statements, declarationsor accounts delivered, made or submitted on or after the day on which this Actis passed.
Section 98 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (special returns, information etc.) shall be amended as follows.
In subsection (1) (initial and daily penalties)—
for the word “Where” there shall be substituted the words “Subject to section 98A below, where”, and
for the words “subsection (3)” onwards there shall be substituted the words
to a penalty not exceeding £300, and
if the failure continues after a penalty is imposed under paragraph (i)above, to a further penalty or penalties not exceeding £60 for each dayon which the failure continues after the day on which the penalty under paragraph (i) above was imposed (but excluding any day for which a penalty under this paragraph has already been imposed).
In subsection (2) (maximum penalty for information given fraudulently or negligently)—
for the word “Where” there shall be substituted the words “Subject to section 98A below, where”, and
for the words “ £250, or, in the case of fraud, £500”there shall be substituted “ £3,000”.
The following subsections shall be substituted for subsection (3)—
No penalty shall be imposed under subsection (1) above in respect of a failure within paragraph (a) of that subsection at any time after the failure has been remedied.
No penalty shall be imposed under paragraph (ii) of subsection (1) above in respect of a failure within paragraph (b) of that subsection at any time after the failure has been remedied.
In the Table—
in the first column, in the entry relating to Part III of the Taxes Management Act 1970, the words “, except sections 16 and 24(2)” shall be omitted;
(Repealed)
the entry relating to section 481(5)(k) of that Act shall be omitted from the first column and an entry relating to section 482(2) of that Act shall be inserted at the appropriate place in the second column.
In consequence of the amendment made by subsection (5)(a) above section16(6) of the Taxes Management Act 1970 shall cease to have effect.
This section shall apply in relation to—
any failure to comply with a notice or to furnish information, give a certificate or produce a document or record beginning on or after the day on which this Act is passed, and
the furnishing, giving, producing or making of any incorrect information, certificate, document, record or declaration on or after that day.
The following section shall be inserted after section 98 of the TaxesManagement Act 1970—
Regulations under section 203(2) (PAYE) or 566(1) (sub-contractors) of theprincipal Act may provide that this section shall apply in relation to anyspecified provision of the regulations.
Where this section applies in relation to a provision of regulations, anyperson who fails to make a return in accordance with the provision shall beliable—
to a penalty or penalties of the relevant monthly amount for each month(or part of a month) during which the failure continues, but excluding anymonth after the twelfth or for which a penalty under this paragraph hasalready been imposed, and
if the failure continues beyond twelve months, without prejudice to anypenalty under paragraph (a) above, to a penalty not exceeding so much of theamount payable by him in accordance with the regulations for the year ofassessment to which the return relates as remained unpaid at the end of 19thApril after the end of that year.
For the purposes of subsection (2)(a) above, the relevant monthly amountin the case of a failure to make a return—
where the number of persons in respect of whom particulars should beincluded in the return is fifty or less, is £100, and
where that number is greater than fifty, is £100 for each fifty suchpersons and an additional £100 where that number is not a multiple offifty.
Where this section applies in relation to a provision of regulations, anyperson who fraudulently or negligently makes an incorrect return of a kindmentioned in the provision shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding thedifference between—
the amount payable by him in accordance with the regulations for the yearof assessment to which the return relates, and
the amount which would have been so payable if the return had beencorrect.
In relation to a failure to make a return beginning before such day as theTreasury may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, section 98A(2)shall have effect with the substitution of the following paragraph forparagraph (a)—
to—
a penalty not exceeding twelve times the relevant monthly amount, and
if the failure continues after a penalty is imposed under sub-paragraph(i) above, a further penalty or penalties of the relevant monthly amount foreach month (or part of a month) during which the failure continues, butexcluding any month after the twelfth or for which a penalty under thissub-paragraph has already been imposed,
The following section shall be substituted for section 99 of the Taxes Management Act 1970—
Any person who assists in or induces the preparation or delivery of anyinformation, return, accounts or other document which— shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £3,000.
he knows will be, or is or are likely to be, used for any purpose of tax,and
he knows to be incorrect,
This section shall apply in relation to assistance and inducementsoccurring on or after the day on which this Act is passed.
The following sections shall be substituted for section 100 of the Taxes Management Act 1970—
Subject to subsection (2) below and except where proceedings for a penaltyhave been instituted under section 100D below or a penalty has been imposedby the Commissioners under section 53 of this Act, an officer of the Boardauthorised by the Board for the purposes of this section may make adetermination imposing a penalty under any provision of the Taxes Acts andsetting it at such amount as, in his opinion, is correct or appropriate.
Subsection (1) above does not apply where the penalty is a penaltyunder—
section 93(1) above as it has effect before the amendments made by section162 of the Finance Act 1989 or section 93(1)(a) above as it has effect afterthose amendments,
section 94(1) above as it has effect before the substitution made bysection 83 of the Finance (No.2) Act 1987,
section 98(1) above as it has effect before the amendments made by section164 of the Finance Act 1989 or section 98(1)(i) above as it has effect afterthose amendments, or
paragraph (a)(i) of section 98A(2) above as it has effect by virtue ofsection 165(2) of the Finance Act 1989.
Notice of a determination of a penalty under this section shall be servedon the person liable to the penalty and shall state the date on which it isissued and the time within which an appeal against the determination may bemade.
After the notice of a determination under this section has been served thedetermination shall not be altered except in accordance with this section oron appeal.
If it is discovered by an officer of the Board authorised by the Board forthe purposes of this section that the amount of a penalty determined underthis section is or has become insufficient the officer may make adetermination in a further amount so that the penalty is set at the amountwhich, in his opinion, is correct or appropriate.
In any case where— the determination shall be revised so that the penalty is set at theamount which is correct; and, where more than the correct amount has alreadybeen paid, the appropriate amount shall be repaid.
a determination under this section is of a penalty under section 94(6)above, and
after the determination has been made it is discovered by an officer ofthe Board authorised by the Board for the purposes of this section that theamount which was taken into account as the relevant amount of tax is or hasbecome excessive,
Where a person who has incurred a penalty has died, a determination undersection 100 above which could have been made in relation to him may be madein relation to his personal representatives, and any penalty imposed onpersonal representatives by virtue of this subsection shall be a debt due fromand payable out of his estate.
A penalty determined under section 100 above shall be due and payable atthe end of the period of thirty days beginning with the date of the issue ofthe notice of determination.
A penalty determined under section 100 above shall for all purposes betreated as if it were tax charged in an assessment and due and payable.
An appeal may be brought against the determination of a penalty undersection 100 above and, subject to the following provisions of this section,the provisions of this Act relating to appeals shall have effect in relationto an appeal against such a determination as they have effect in relation toan appeal against an assessment to tax.
On an appeal against the determination of a penalty under section 100above section 50(6) to (8) of this Act shall not apply but—
in the case of a penalty which is required to be of a particular amount,the Commissioners may—
if it appears to them that no penalty has been incurred, set thedetermination aside,
if the amount determined appears to them to be correct, confirm thedetermination, or
if the amount determined appears to them to be incorrect, increase orreduce it to the correct amount,
in the case of any other penalty, the Commissioners may—
if it appears to them that no penalty has been incurred, set thedetermination aside,
if the amount determined appears to them to be appropriate, confirm thedetermination,
if the amount determined appears to them to be excessive, reduce it tosuch other amount (including nil) as they consider appropriate, or
if the amount determined appears to them to be insufficient, increase itto such amount not exceeding the permitted maximum as they considerappropriate.
Without prejudice to section 56 of this Act, an appeal from a decision ofthe Commissioners against the amount of a penalty which has been determinedunder section 100 above or this section shall lie, at the instance of theperson liable to the penalty, to the High Court or, in Scotland, to the Courtof Session as the Court of Exchequer in Scotland; and on that appeal the courtshall have the like jurisdiction as is conferred on the Commissioners byvirtue of this section.
An officer of the Board authorised by the Board for the purposes of thissection may commence proceedings before the General or Special Commissionersfor any penalty to which subsection (1) of section 100 above does not applyby virtue of subsection (2) of that section.
Proceedings under this section shall be by way of information in writing,made to the Commissioners, and upon summons issued by them to the defendant(or defender) to appear before them at a time and place stated in the summons;and they shall hear and decide each case in a summary way.
Any penalty determined by the Commissioners in proceedings under thissection shall for all purposes be treated as if it were tax charged in anassessment and due and payable.
An appeal against the determination of a penalty in proceedings under thissection shall lie to the High Court or, in Scotland, the Court of Session asthe Court of Exchequer in Scotland—
by any party on a question of law, and
by the defendant (or, in Scotland, the defender) against the amount of thepenalty.
On any such appeal the court may—
if it appears that no penalty has been incurred, set the determinationaside,
if the amount determined appears to be appropriate, confirm thedetermination,
if the amount determined appears to be excessive, reduce it to such otheramount (including nil) as the court considers appropriate, or
if the amount determined appears to be insufficient, increase it to suchamount not exceeding the permitted maximum as the court considers appropriate.
Where in the opinion of the Board the liability of any person for apenalty arises by reason of the fraud of that or any other person, proceedingsfor the penalty may be instituted before the High Court or, in Scotland, theCourt of Session as the Court of Exchequer in Scotland.
Proceedings under this section which are not instituted (in England, Walesor Northern Ireland) under the Crown Proceedings Act 1947by and in the name of the Board as an authorised department for the purposesof that Act shall be instituted—
in England and Wales, in the name of the Attorney General,
in Scotland, in the name of the Lord Advocate, and
in Northern Ireland, in the name of the Attorney General for NorthernIreland.
Any proceedings under this section instituted in England and Wales shallbe deemed to be civil proceedings by the Crown within the meaning of Part IIof the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 and any such proceedings instituted inNorthern Ireland shall be deemed to be civil proceedings within the meaningof that Part of that Act as for the time being in force in Northern Ireland.
If in proceedings under this section the court does not find that fraudis proved but consider that the person concerned is nevertheless liable to apenalty, the court may determine a penalty notwithstanding that, but for theopinion of the Board as to fraud, the penalty would not have been a matter forthe court.
In consequence of the amendment made by section 167 above the Taxes Management Act 1970 shall be amended in accordance withsubsections (2) to (8) below.
In section 20A (power to call for papers of tax accountant)—
in subsection (1), for the words “awarded against him a penalty incurredby” there shall be substituted the words “a penalty imposed on”,
in subsection (2), for the word “award” in the first place where itoccurs there shall be substituted the word “penalty” and for that wordin the second place where it occurs there shall be substituted the word “imposition”, and
in subsection (4), for the words “award against” there shall besubstituted the words “imposition on” and for the word “award” thereshall be substituted the word “penalty”.
(Repealed)
In section 102 (mitigation of penalties), for the words “recoverythereof” there shall be substituted the words “a penalty”.
In section 105 (evidence)—
the following paragraph shall be substituted for paragraph (a) ofsubsection (1)—
pecuniary settlements may be accepted instead of a penalty beingdetermined, or proceedings being instituted, in relation to any tax,
in paragraph (b) of subsection (2), for the words “sum” onwards thereshall be substituted the words “tax due from him”, and
after that paragraph there shall be inserted the words
any proceedings for a penalty or on appeal against the determination ofa penalty.
In section 112 (loss of documents etc.), the following subsection shallbe added at the end—
The references in subsection (1) above to assessments to tax includereferences to determinations of penalties; and in its application to suchdeterminations the proviso to that subsection shall have effect with theappropriate modifications.
In section 113 (form of documents)—
the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (1C)—
Where an officer of the Board has decided to impose a penalty undersection 100 of this Act and has taken all other decisions needed for arrivingat the amount of the penalty, he may entrust to any other officer of the Boardresponsibility for completing the determination procedure, whether by meansinvolving the use of a computer or otherwise, including responsibility forserving notice of the determination on the person liable to the penalty.
in subsection (3)—
after the words “Every assessment,” there shall be inserted the words “determination of a penalty,”,
after the words “notice of assessment” there shall be inserted thewords “, of determination”, and
after the words “levying tax” there shall be inserted the words “ordetermining a penalty”.
In paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 (rules for assigning proceedings toCommissioners), for the words “section 100(4)” there shall be substitutedthe words “section 100C or an appeal under section 100B against thedetermination of a penalty”.
In section 41 of the Development Land Tax Act 1976(administration of development land tax) the following subsection shall beinserted after subsection (1)—
Nothing in sections 167 to 169 of the Finance Act 1989 shall apply topenalties relating to development land tax.
The following section shall be substituted for section 103 of the Taxes Management Act 1970—
Subject to subsection (2) below, where the amount of a penalty is to beascertained by reference to tax payable by a person for any period, thepenalty may be determined by an officer of the Board, or proceedings for thepenalty may be commenced before the Commissioners or a court—
at any time within six years after the date on which the penalty wasincurred, or
at any later time within three years after the final determination of theamount of tax by reference to which the amount of the penalty is to beascertained.
Where the tax was payable by a person who has died, and the determinationwould be made in relation to his personal representatives, subsection (1)(b)above does not apply if the tax was charged in an assessment made later thansix years after the end of the chargeable period for which it was charged.
A penalty under section 99 of this Act may be determined by an officer ofthe Board, or proceedings for such a penalty may be commenced before a court,at any time within twenty years after the date on which the penalty wasincurred.
A penalty to which neither subsection (1) nor subsection (3) above appliesmay be so determined, or proceedings for such a penalty may be commencedbefore the Commissioners or a court, at any time within six years after thedate on which the penalty was incurred or began to be incurred.
The amendment made by subsection (1) above shall not affect theapplication of section 103(4) of the Taxes Management Act1970 to proceedings under section 100 of that Act as it has effect before theamendment made by section 167 above.
In section 23(8) of the Taxes Act 1988 (maximum penalty for agents failing to make certain payments on behalf of principals), for “£50” there shall be substituted “£300”.
(Repealed)
(Repealed)
In— for “£500” there shall be substituted “£3,000”.
(Repealed)
(Repealed)
section 658(5) of that Act (maximum penalty for false statements or representations relating to purchased life annuities),
In paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 19A to that Act and Schedule 16A to the Finance Act 1973 (maximum penalty for incorrect return byLloyd’s agent), for the words “£500 in the case of fraud and £250 in the case of negligence” there shall be substituted “£3,000”.
This section shall apply in relation to things done or omitted on or after the day on which this Act is passed.
The following section shall be inserted in the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 after section 24—
A transfer of value is exempt to the extent that the value transferred byit is attributable to land in the United Kingdom given to a registered housingassociation.
In subsection (1) above “registered housing association”means a registered housing association within the meaning of the Housing Associations Act 1985 or Part VII of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.
Subsections (2) to (5) of section 23 and subsection (4) of section 24above shall apply in relation to subsection (1) above as they apply inrelation to section 24(1).
In section 23(5) of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 the words “or, where it is land, of a body mentioned in section 24Abelow” shall be added at the end.
In section 29(5) of that Act—
the words “or, where it is land, of a body mentioned in section24A” shall be inserted at the end of paragraph (b), and
after “24(3) and (4),” there shall be inserted “24A(3),”.
In section 161(2)(b)(ii) of that Act after “24,” there shall beinserted “24A,”.
In section 102(5) of the Finance Act 1986 afterparagraph (e) there shall be inserted—
section 24A (gifts to housing associations);
This section shall apply to transfers of value made on or after 14th March1989.
The following section shall be inserted after section 29 of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984—
This section applies where—
apart from this section the transfer of value made on the death of anyperson is an exempt transfer to the extent that the value transferred by itis attributable to an exempt gift, and
the exempt beneficiary, in settlement of the whole or part of any claimagainst the deceased’s estate, effects a disposition of property not derivedfrom the transfer.
The provisions of this Act shall have effect in relation to the transferas if— were attributable to such a gift to the exempt beneficiary as ismentioned in subsection (3) below (instead of being attributable to a giftwith respect to which the transfer is exempt).
so much of the relevant value as is equal to the following amount, namelythe amount by which the value of the exempt beneficiary’s estate immediatelyafter the disposition is less than it would be but for the disposition, or
where that amount exceeds the relevant value, the whole of the relevantvalue,
The gift referred to in subsection (2) above is a specific gift withrespect to which the transfer is chargeable, being a gift which satisfies theconditions set out in paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 38(1) below.
In determining the value of the exempt beneficiary’s estate for thepurposes of subsection (2) above—
no deduction shall be made in respect of the claim referred to insubsection (1)(b) above, and
where the disposition referred to in that provision constitutes a transferof value—
no account shall be taken of any liability of the beneficiary for any taxon the value transferred, and
sections 104 and 116 below shall be disregarded.
Subsection (1)(b) above does not apply in relation to any claim againstthe deceased’s estate in respect of so much of any liability as is, inaccordance with this Act, to be taken into account in determining the valueof the estate.
In this section—
a gift with respect to which the transfer is (apart from this section)exempt by virtue of the provisions of any of sections 18 and 23 to 28 above,or
where (apart from this section) the transfer is so exempt with respect toa gift up to a limit, so much of the gift as is within that limit;
where the gift is exempt by virtue of section 18 above, the deceased’sspouse,
where the gift is exempt by virtue of section 23 above, any person orbody—
whose property the property falling within subsection (1) of that sectionbecomes, or
by whom that property is held on trust for charitable purposes,
where the gift is exempt by virtue of section 24, 25 or 26 above, any bodywhose property the property falling within subsection (1) of that sectionbecomes,
where the gift is exempt by virtue of section 24A above, any body to whomthe land falling within subsection (1) of that section is given, and
where the gift is exempt by virtue of section 27 or 28 above, the trusteesof any settlement in which the property falling within subsection (1) of thatsection becomes comprised;
This section shall have effect in relation to deaths occurring on or afterthe day on which this Act is passed.
Stamp duty shall not be chargeable under—
the heading “Policy of Life Insurance” in Schedule 1 tothe Stamp Act 1891, or
paragraph (3) of the heading “Bond, Covenant, or Instrument of any kindwhatsoever” in that Schedule (superannuation annuities).
Subject to section 4 of the Stamp Act 1891 (separate charges oninstruments containing or relating to several distinct matters) an instrumentwhich, but for subsection (1) above, would be chargeable with stamp duty underparagraph (3) of the heading mentioned in paragraph (b) of that subsectionshall not be chargeable with stamp duty under any other provision of the StampAct 1891.
Section 100 of the Stamp Act 1891 (penalty for not making out policy ormaking policy not duly stamped) shall cease to have effect.
Section 118 of the Stamp Act 1891 (assignment of life insurance policy tobe stamped before payment of money assured) shall cease to have effect.
Section 47(3) of the Finance Act 1966 (enhanced dutywhere policy not exceeding 2 years is varied so as to exceed 2 years) andsection 5(3) of the Finance Act (Northern Ireland)1966 (equivalent provision for Northern Ireland) shall cease to have effect.
Subsections (1) and (2) above apply to instruments made after 31stDecember 1989.
So far as it relates to section 100(1) of the 1891 Act, subsection (3)above applies where a person receives, or takes credit for, a premium orconsideration for insurance after 30th November 1989.
So far as it relates to section 100(2) of the 1891 Act, subsection (3)above applies where the policy is made after 31st December 1989.
Subsection (4) above applies to instruments of assignment made after 31stDecember 1989.
Subsection (5) above applies where the policy is varied after 31stDecember 1989 (whenever it was made).
(Repealed)
The Treasury may by regulations provide that where — the charge to stamp duty shall be treated as not arising.
circumstances would (apart from the regulations) give rise to a charge to stamp duty under Part I of Schedule 13 to the Finance Act 1999 (conveyance or transfer on sale) and to a charge to stamp duty reserve tax,
the circumstances involve a stock exchange nominee, and
the circumstances are such as are prescribed,
The power to make regulations under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.
In this section —
“prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations, and
“stock exchange nominee” means a person designated for the purposes of section 127 of the Finance Act 1976 as a nominee of The Stock Exchange by an order made by the Secretary of State under subsection (5) of that section.
The Treasury may by regulations provide that where — such one of the charges as may be prescribed shall be treated as not arising.
circumstances would (apart from the regulations) give rise to two charges to stamp duty reserve tax,
the circumstances involve a stock exchange nominee, and
the circumstances are such as are prescribed,
The Treasury may by regulations provide that where — the charge to stamp duty reserve tax shall be treated as not arising.
circumstances would (apart from the regulations) give rise to a charge to stamp duty reserve tax and a charge to stamp duty,
the circumstances involve a stock exchange nominee, and
the circumstances are such as are prescribed,
The Treasury may by regulations provide that a provision of an Act by virtue of which there is no charge to stamp duty reserve tax shall also apply in circumstances which involve a stock exchange nominee and are such as are prescribed.
The Treasury may by regulations provide that a provision of an Act by virtue of which the rate at which stamp duty reserve tax is charged is less than it would be apart from the provision shall also apply in circumstances which involve a stock exchange nominee and are such as are prescribed.
The power to make regulations under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.
In this section —
“prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations, and
“stock exchange nominee” means a person designated for the purposes of section 127 of the Finance Act 1976 as a nominee of The Stock Exchange by an order made by the Secretary of State under subsection (5) of that section.
— Regulations under section 98(1) of the Finance Act 1986 (administration etc. of stamp duty reserve tax) may include —
provision that notice which the regulations require to be given to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue shall be given in a manner or form specified by the Commissioners;
provision that information which the regulations require to be supplied to the Commissioners shall be supplied in a manner or form specified by the Commissioners.
The rate of interest applicable for the purposes of an enactment to which this section applies shall be the rate which for the purposes of that enactment is provided for by regulations made by the Treasury under this section.
This section applies to—
section 15A of the Stamp Act 1891;
section 8(9) of the Finance Act 1894,
section 18 of the Finance Act 1896,
section 61(5) of the Finance (1909-10) Act 1910,
section 17(3) of the Law of Property Act 1925,
(Repealed)
sections ... 86, 86A, 87, 87A, 88, 103A of the Taxes Management Act 1970,
paragraph 3 of Schedule 16A to the Finance Act 1973,
section 48(1) of the Finance Act 1975,
paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992,
section 71(8A) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, and section 69(8A) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, as they have effect in any case where the overpayment was made in respect of working families’ tax credit or disabled person’s tax credit;
paragraphs 15 and 16 of Schedule 2, and paragraph 8 of Schedule 5, to the Oil Taxation Act 1975,
section 283 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992;
paragraph 59 of Schedule 8 to the Development Land Tax Act 1976,
sections 233 , 235(1) and 236(3) and (4) of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984,
section 92 of the Finance Act 1986, and
sections . . . ... 824, 825 and 826 of, and paragraph 6B of Schedule 3 to and paragraph 3 of Schedule 19A to, the Taxes Act 1988. and
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and
section 14(4) of the Ports Act 1991.
paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 1999., ...
section 110 of the Finance Act 1999.
paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Employment Act 2002.
paragraph 8 of Schedule I to the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002., and
Chapter 7 of Part 3 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.
sections 87, 88 and 89 of the Finance Act 2003, ...
(Repealed)
section 79 of FA 2015.
Regulations under this section may—
make different provision for different enactments or for different purposes of the same enactment,
either themselves specify a rate of interest for the purposes of an enactment or make provision for any such rate to be determined by reference to such rate or the average of such rates as may be referred to in the regulations,
provide for rates to be reduced below, or increased above, what they otherwise would be by specified amounts or by reference to specified formulae,
provide for rates arrived at by reference to averages to be rounded up or down,
provide for circumstances in which alteration of a rate of interest is or is not to take place, and
provide that rates or alterations of rates are to have effect for periods beginning on or after a day determined in accordance with the regulations in relation to interest running from before that day as well as from or from after that day.
The power to make regulations under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.
(Repealed)
(Repealed)
(Repealed)
The words “rate applicable under section 178 of the Finance Act 1989”shall be substituted—
for the words from “rate” to “annum” in—
section 18(1) of the Finance Act 1896,
section 61(5) of the Finance (1909-10) Act 1910,
section 17(3) of the Law of Property Act 1925,
(Repealed)
paragraphs 15(1) and 16 of Schedule 2, and paragraph 8(4) of Schedule 5,to the Oil Taxation Act 1975,
(Repealed)
sections 824(1) and 825(2) of the Taxes Act 1988,
for the words“ prescribed rate” in—
sections 86(1), 86A(1), 87(1), 87A(1) ... and 88(1) of the Taxes Management Act 1970,
paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 16A to the Finance Act1973, and
paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 19A to the Taxes Act 1988,
for the words “rate which” onwards in—
paragraph 59(1) of Schedule 8 to the Development LandTax Act 1976, and
section 826(1) of the Taxes Act 1988,
for the words “rate applicable under subsection (2) below” in section233(1) of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984,
for the words “rate for the time being applicable under section233(2)(b) above” in subsection (3), and the words “rate for the timebeing applicable under section 233(2)(a) above” in subsection (4), ofsection 236 of that Act,
for the words “appropriate rate” in section 92(2) of the Finance Act 1986, and
(Repealed)
In section 8(9) of the Finance Act 1894, for thewords from “such interest” to “per cent.” there shall be substitutedthe words “interest at such rate not exceeding that applicable under section178 of the Finance Act 1989”.
In section 236(4) of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984, for the words “as ifsection 233(1)(b) above had applied” there shall be substituted the words “from the end of the period mentioned in section 233(1)(b) above”.
Any amendment made by subsection (1), (2) or (3) above shall have effect in relation to any period for which section 178(1) above has effect for thepurposes of the enactment concerned.
(Repealed)
In section 48(1) of the Finance Act 1975, after thewords “carry interest” there shall be inserted the words “from the dateon which the sums were paid until the order for repayment is issued”.
In— for the word “repayment” there shall be substituted the words “theorder for repayment is issued”.
paragraph 16 of Schedule 2 to the Oil Taxation Act1975,
section 105(7) of the Finance Act 1980,
paragraph 13(4) and (5) of Schedule 16 to the FinanceAct 1981, and
paragraph 10(4) of Schedule 19 to the Finance Act1982,
In paragraph 59(1) of Schedule 8 to the DevelopmentLand Tax Act 1976, after the word “later,” there shall be inserted thewords “until the order for repayment is issued”.
In section 235(1) of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984(and paragraph 19(3) of Schedule 4 to the Finance Act1975), after the word “made” there shall be inserted the words “untilthe order for repayment is issued”.
In section 92(2) of the Finance Act 1986, for thewords “the time it was paid” there shall be substituted the words “thedate on which the payment was made until the order for repayment isissued”.
In section 826(1) of the Taxes Act 1988, for the words “that repaymentor payment is made” there shall be substituted the words “the order forrepayment or payment is issued”.
The amendments made by this section shall be deemed always to have hadeffect.
The Broadcasting Act 1981 shall have effect withrespect to additional payments payable by programme contractors under that Actsubject to the amendments made by Part I, and with the substitution, forSchedule 4 to that Act, of the provisions contained in Part II, of Schedule16 to this Act.
The transitional provisions made by Part III of that Schedule shall haveeffect.
This section shall come into force on 1st January 1990.
A person who discloses any information which he holds or has held in the exercise of tax functions , tax credit functions , child trust fund functions or social security functions is guilty of an offence if it is information about any matter relevant, for the purposes of any of those functions—
to tax or duty in the case of any identifiable person,
to a tax credit in respect of any identifiable person,
to a child trust fund of any identifiable person,
to contributions payable by or in respect of any identifiable person, or
to statutory sick pay , statutory maternity pay, statutory paternity pay, statutory adoption pay , statutory shared parental pay or statutory parental bereavement pay in respect of any identifiable person.
In this section “tax functions” means functions relating to tax or duty—
of the Commissioners, the Board and their officers,
of any person carrying out the administrative work of the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal, and
of any other person providing, or employed in the provision of, services to any person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) above.
In this section “tax credit functions” means the functions relating to tax credits—
of the Board,
of any person carrying out the administrative work of the the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal, and
of any other person providing, or employed in the provision of, services to the Board or to any person mentioned in paragraph (b) above.
In this section “child trust fund functions” means the functions relating to child trust funds—
of the Board and their officers,
of any person carrying out the administrative work of the First-tier Tribunal or an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, or
of any person providing, or employed in the provision of, services to the Board or any person mentioned in paragraph (b) above.
In this section “social security functions” means—
the functions relating to contributions, child benefit, guardian’s allowance, statutory sick pay , statutory maternity pay, statutory paternity pay, statutory adoption pay , statutory shared parental pay or statutory parental bereavement pay—
of the Board and their officers,
of any person carrying out the administrative work of the the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal, and
of any other person providing, or employed in the provision of, services to any person mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) above, and
the functions under Part III of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 or Part III of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 of the Board and their officers and any other person providing, or employed in the provision of, services to the Board or their officers.
(Repealed)
A person who discloses any information which— is guilty of an offence.
he holds or has held in the exercise of functions—
of the Comptroller Auditor General , of the National Audit Office and any member or employee of that Office or of any member of the staff of the National Audit Office that was established by section 3 of the National Audit Act 1983, . . .
of the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland and any member of the staff of the Northern Ireland Audit Office,
of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and his officers,
of the Auditor General for Wales and any member of his staff, ...
of the Wales Audit Office and any member or employee of that Office,
of the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales and any member of his staff, or
of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman and any member of his staff,
is, or is derived from, information which was held by any person in the exercise of tax functions , tax credit functions , child trust fund functions or social security functions, and
is information about any matter relevant, for the purposes of tax functions , tax credit functions , child trust fund functions or social security functions—
to tax or duty in the case of any identifiable person,
to a tax credit in respect of any identifiable person,
to a child trust fund of any identifiable person,
to contributions payable by or in respect of any identifiable person, or
to child benefit, guardian’s allowance, statutory sick pay , statutory maternity pay, statutory paternity pay, statutory adoption pay , statutory shared parental pay or statutory parental bereavement pay in respect of any identifiable person
Subsections (1) and (4) above do not apply to any disclosure of information—
with lawful authority,
with the consent of any person in whose case the information is about a matter relevant to tax or duty , to a tax credit or to a child trust fund or to contributions, statutory sick pay , statutory maternity pay, statutory paternity pay, statutory adoption pay , statutory shared parental pay or statutory parental bereavement pay, or
which has been lawfully made available to the public before the disclosure is made.
For the purposes of this section a disclosure of any information is made with lawful authority if, and only if, it is made— and in this subsection “the person responsible” means the Commissioners, the Board, the Comptroller and Auditor General, the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland , the Parliamentary Commissioner, the Auditor General for Wales , the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales or the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, as the case requires.
by a Crown servant in accordance with his official duty,
by any other person for the purposes of the function in the exercise of which he holds the information and without contravening any restriction dulyimposed by the person responsible,
to, or in accordance with an authorisation duly given by, the person responsible,
in pursuance of any enactment or of any order of a court, or
in connection with the institution of or otherwise for the purposes of any proceedings relating to any matter within the general responsibility of the Commissioners or, as the case requires, the Board,
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that at the time of the alleged offence—
he believed that he had lawful authority to make the disclosure in question and had no reasonable cause to believe otherwise, or
he believed that the information in question had been lawfully made available to the public before the disclosure was made and had no reasonablecause to believe otherwise.
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or both, and
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both.
No prosecution for an offence under this section shall be instituted in England and Wales or in Northern Ireland except—
by the Commissioners or the Board, as the case requires, or
by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions or, in Northern Ireland, the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.
In this section—
In this section, in relation to the disclosure of information “identifiable person” means a person whose identity is specified in the disclosure or can be deduced from it.
In this section—
(Repealed)
(Repealed)
references to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration include the Health Service Commissioner for England... , ... the Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints.
In this section, references to statutory paternity pay, statutory adoption pay , statutory shared parental pay or statutory parental bereavement pay include statutory pay under Northern Ireland legislation corresponding to Part 12ZA , Part 12ZB , Part 12ZC or Part 12ZD of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4).
This section shall come into force on the repeal of section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911.
A person who discloses any information acquired by him in the exercise of his functions as a member of an advisory commission set up under the Arbitration Convention is guilty of an offence.
Subsection (1) above does not apply to any disclosure of information—
with the consent of the person who supplied the information to the commission, or
which has been lawfully made available to the public before the disclosure is made.
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that at the time of the alleged offence he believed that the information in question had been lawfully made available to the public before the disclosure was made and had no reasonable cause to believe otherwise.
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or both;
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both.
No prosecution for an offence under this section shall be instituted in England and Wales or in Northern Ireland except—
by the Board, or
by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions or, in Northern Ireland, the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.
In this section—
In section 47 of the Finance Act 1942 (power to makeregulations about transfer and registration of Government stock)—
the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph (b) ofsubsection (1)—
for the redemption of such stock and bonds;
the following subsection shall be inserted after that subsection—
Regulations under subsection (1) of this section may make provisionauthorising the Bank of England, in such circumstances and subject to suchconditions as may be prescribed in the regulations, to transfer stock andbonds standing in their books in the name of a deceased person into the nameof another person without requiring the production of probate, confirmationor letters of administration.
In section 3(1) of the National Debt Act 1972 (powerto make regulations about stock on the National Savings Stock Register) thefollowing paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph (b)—
the redemption of stock registered in the register,
After section 14 of the National Loans Act 1968 thereshall be inserted—
Any securities of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom which arefor the time being held in the Issue Department of the Bank of England may beredeemed by the Treasury before maturity at market prices determined in suchmanner as may be agreed between the Treasury and the Bank.
Any expensess incurred by the Treasury in connection with the redemptionof securities under subsection (1) above shall be paid out of the NationalLoans Fund.
In section 2 of the National Savings Bank Act 1971(general power to make regulations) after subsection (1) there shall beinserted—
Regulations under this section may restrict the classes of persons who mayopen accounts with the National Savings Bank, but any such restriction shallnot apply to any account opened before the coming into force of theregulations imposing the restriction.
In section 5 of that Act (interest on ordinary deposits) in subsection (1)for the words from the beginning to “in any ordinary deposit account”there shall be substituted “The Director of Savings may, with the consentof the Treasury, from time to time determine the rate or rates at whichinterest is to be payable on amounts deposited in ordinary accounts or thatno interest is to be payable on such amounts, and any such determination inrelation to amounts deposited in any ordinary deposit account may be made”.
After subsection (1) of section 5 of that Act there shall beinserted—
The Director of Savings shall give notice in the London, Edinburgh andBelfast Gazettes of any determination under subsection (1) above; and any suchdetermination may affect deposits received at or before, as well as after, thetime the determination is made.
Subsection (5) of section 5 of that Act (rate of interest on ordinarydeposits to be not less than 2.5 per cent per annum) shall cease to haveeffect.
Subsections (2) and (3) above shall come into force on 1st October 1989.
(Repealed)
In this Act “the Taxes Act 1970” means the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970 and “the Taxes Act1988” means the Income and Corporation Taxes Act1988.
Chapter II of Part I of this Act shall be construed as one with the Value Added Tax Act 1983.
Part II of this Act, so far as it relates to capital gains tax, shall beconstrued as one with the Capital Gains Tax Act 1979.
The enactments specified in Schedule 17 to this Act (which includeunnecessary enactments) are hereby repealed to the extent specified in thethird column of that Schedule, but subject to any provision at the end of anyPart of that Schedule.
The repeal of the enactments specified in Part XIV of Schedule 17 shallcome into force on such day as the Treasury may appoint by order made bystatutory instrument; and different days may be appointed for differentenactments.
This Act may be cited as the Finance Act 1989.
Section 6.
Section 8.
(Repealed)
(Repealed)
(Repealed)
For Group 8 (construction of buildings etc.) of Schedule 5 (zero-rating)to the Value Added Tax Act 1983 there shall besubstituted—
The grant by a person constructing a building— of a major interest in, or in any part of, the building or its site.
designed as a dwelling or number of dwellings; or
intended for use solely for a relevant residential purpose or a relevantcharitable purpose,
The supply in the course of the construction of— of any services other than the services of an architect, surveyor or anyperson acting as consultant or in a supervisory capacity.
a building designed as a dwelling or number of dwellings or intended foruse solely for a relevant residential purpose or a relevant charitablepurpose; or
any civil engineering work necessary for the development of a permanentpark for residential caravans,
The supply to a person of— by a supplier who also makes to the same person supplies within item 2 ofthis Group or Group 8A below of services which include the use of thematerials or the installation of the articles.
materials; or
builders’ hardware, sanitary ware or other articles of a kind ordinarilyinstalled by builders as fixtures,
“Grant” includes assignment.
“Dwelling” includes a garage constructed at the same time asa dwelling for occupation together with it.
Use for a relevant residential purpose means use as— except use as a hospital, a prison or similar institution or an hotel,inn or similar establishment.
a home or other institution providing residential accommodation forchildren;
a home or other institution providing residential accommodation withpersonal care for persons in need of personal care by reason of old age,disablement, past or present dependence on alcohol or drugs or past or presentmental disorder;
a hospice;
residential accommodation for students or school pupils;
residential accommodation for members of any of the armed forces;
a monastery, nunnery or similar establishment; or
an institution which is the sole or main residence of at least 90 percent. of its residents,
Use for a relevant charitable purpose means use by a charity in either orboth of the following ways, namely—
otherwise than in the course or furtherance of a business;
as a village hall or similarly in providing social or recreationalfacilities for a local community.
Where part of a building is designed as a dwelling or number of dwellingsor intended for use solely for a relevant residential purpose or a relevantcharitable purpose (and part is not)—
a grant or other supply relating only to the part so designed or intendedfor such use (or its site) shall be treated as relating to a building sodesigned or intended for such use;
a grant or other supply relating only to the part neither so designed norintended for such use (or its site) shall not be so treated; and
in the case of any other grant or other supply relating to, or to any partof, the building (or its site), an apportionment shall be made to determinethe extent to which it is to be so treated.
Where all or part of a building is intended for use solely for a relevantresidential purpose or a relevant charitable purpose—
a supply relating to the building (or any part of it) shall not be takenfor the purposes of item 2 or 3 as relating to a building intended for suchuse unless it is made to a person who intends to use the building (or part)for such a purpose; and
a grant or other supply relating to the building (or any part of it) shallnot be taken as relating to a building intended for such use unless before itis made the person to whom it is made has given to the person making it acertificate in such form as may be specified in a notice published by theCommissioners stating that the grant or other supply (or a specified part ofit) so relates.
The grant of an interest in, or in part of, a building designed as adwelling or number of dwellings is not within item 1 if—
the interest granted is such that the grantee will not be entitled toreside in the building, or part, throughout the year; or
residence there throughout the year will be prevented by the terms of acovenant, statutory planning consent or similar permission.
Where the major interest referred to in item 1 is a tenancy orlease—
if a premium is payable, the grant falls within that item only to theextent that it is made for consideration in the form of the premium; and
if a premium is not payable, the grant falls within that item only to theextent that it is made for consideration in the form of the first payment ofrent due under the tenancy or lease.
The reference in item 2 to the construction of a building or work does notinclude a reference to—
the conversion, reconstruction, alteration or enlargement of an existingbuilding or work; or
any extension or annexation to an existing building which provides forinternal access to the existing building or of which the separate use, lettingor disposal is prevented by the terms of any covenant, statutory planningconsent or similar permission;
A caravan is not a residential caravan if residence in it throughout theyear is prevented by the terms of a covenant, statutory planning consent orsimilar permission.
Item 2 does not include the supply of services described in paragraph 1(1)or 5(3) of Schedule 2 to this Act.
The goods referred to in item 3 do not include—
finished or prefabricated furniture, other than furniture designed to befitted in kitchens;
materials for the construction of fitted furniture, other than kitchenfurniture;
domestic electrical or gas appliances, other than those designed toprovide space heating or water heating or both; or
carpets or carpeting material.
Section 16(3) of this Act does not apply to goods forming part of adescription of supply in this Group.
Group 8A (protected buildings) of that Schedule shall be amended asfollows.
In item 1, for the word “granting” there shall be substituted theword “grant”.
In Note (1), for the words “a building which” there shall besubstituted the words “a building which is designed to remain as or becomea dwelling or number of dwellings or is intended for use solely for a relevantresidential purpose or a relevant charitable purpose after the reconstructionor alteration and which, in either case,”.
After that Note there shall be inserted—
Notes (1) to (8) to Group 8 above apply in relation to this Group as theyapply in relation to that Group.
Note (5) shall be omitted.
After Note (6) there shall be inserted—
For the purposes of item 2 the construction of a building separate from,but in the curtilage of, a protected building does not constitute analteration of the protected building.
The following Note shall be substituted for Note (7)—
Item 2 does not include the supply of services described in paragraph 1(1)or 5(3) of Schedule 2 to this Act.
In Group 11 (caravans and houseboats) of that Schedule, for paragraph (b)of the Note there shall be substituted—
the supply of accommodation in a caravan or houseboat.
For Group 1 (land) of Schedule 6 (exemptions) to the Value Added Tax Act 1983 there shall be substituted—
The grant of any interest in or right over land or of any licence tooccupy land, other than—
the grant of the fee simple in—
a building which has not been completed and which is neither designed asa dwelling or number of dwellings nor intended for use solely for a relevantresidential purpose or a relevant charitable purpose;
a new building which is neither designed as a dwelling or number ofdwellings nor intended for use solely for a relevant residential purpose ora relevant charitable purpose after the grant;
a civil engineering work which has not been completed;
a new civil engineering work;
the grant of any interest, right or licence consisting of a right to takegame or fish;
the provision in an hotel, inn, boarding house or similar establishmentof sleeping accommodation or of accommodation in rooms which are provided inconjunction with sleeping accommodation or for the purpose of a supply ofcatering;
the provision of holiday accommodation in a house, flat, caravan,houseboat or tent;
the provision of seasonal pitches for caravans, and the grant offacilities at caravan parks to persons for whom such pitches are provided;
the provision of pitches for tents or of camping facilities;
the grant of facilities for parking a vehicle;
the grant of any right to fell and remove standing timber;
the grant of facilities for housing, or storage of, an aircraft or formooring, or storage of, a ship, boat or other vessel;
the grant of any right to occupy a box, seat or other accommodation at asports ground, theatre, concert hall or other place of entertainment; and
the grant of facilities for playing any sport or participating in anyphysical recreation.
“Grant” includes an assignment, other than an assignment ofan interest made to the person to whom a surrender of the interest could bemade.
A building shall be taken to be completed when an architect issues acertificate of practical completion in relation to it or it is first fullyoccupied, whichever happens first; and a civil engineering work shall be takento be completed when an engineer issues a certificate of completion inrelation to it or it is first fully used, whichever happens first.
Notes (2) to (6) to Group 8 of Schedule 5 to this Act apply in relationto this Group as they apply in relation to that Group.
A building or civil engineering work is new if it was completed less thanthree years before the grant.
Subject to Note (6), the grant of the fee simple in a building or workcompleted before 1st April 1989 is not excluded from this Group by paragraph(a)(ii) or (iv).
Note (5) does not apply where the grant is the first grant of the feesimple made on or after 1st April 1989 and the building was not fullyoccupied, or the work not fully used, before that date.
Where a grant of an interest in, right over or licence to occupy landincludes a valuable right to take game or fish, an apportionment shall be madeto determine the supply falling outside this Group by virtue of paragraph (b).
“Similar establishment” includes premises in which there isprovided furnished sleeping accommodation, whether with or without theprovision of board or facilities for the preparation of food, which are usedby or held out as being suitable for use by visitors or travellers.
“Houseboat” includes a houseboat within the meaning of Group11 of Schedule 5 to this Act.
“Holiday accommodation” includes any accommodation advertisedor held out as such.
A seasonal pitch is a pitch—
which is provided for a period of less than a year; or
which is provided for a year or a period longer than a year but which theperson to whom it is provided is prevented by the terms of any covenant,statutory planning consent or similar permission from occupying by living ina caravan at all times throughout the period for which the pitch is provided.
“Mooring” includes anchoring or berthing.
Paragraph (k) shall not apply where the grant of the facilities isfor—
a continuous period of use exceeding twenty-four hours; or
a series of ten or more periods, whether or not exceeding twenty-fourhours in total, where the following conditions are satisfied—
each period is in respect of the same activity carried on at the sameplace;
the interval between each period is not less than one day and not morethan fourteen days;
consideration is payable by reference to the whole series and is evidencedby written agreement;
the grantee has exclusive use of the facilities; and
the grantee is a school, a club, an association or an organisationrepresenting affiliated clubs or constituent associations.
In consequence of the amendment made by sub-paragraph (1) above, inparagraph 9(1) of Schedule 4 to the Value Added Tax Act1983 for “(a)” there shall be substituted “(c)”.
The following section shall be substituted for section 21 (refund of taxto person constructing dwelling) of the Value Added Tax Act 1983—
Subject to subsection (2) below, where tax is chargeable on the supply ofgoods to, or the importation of goods by, a person constructing a buildinglawfully and otherwise than in the course or furtherance of any business,and— the Commissioners shall, on a claim made in that behalf, refund to theperson the amount of the tax so chargeable.
the goods are incorporated in the building or its site; and
the supply of the goods would have been zero-rated by virtue of item 3 ofGroup 8 of Schedule 5 to this Act if they had been supplied by a suppliermaking to the same person supplies within item 2 of that Group of servicesincluding their use or installation, and any required certificate had beengiven,
The Commissioners shall not be required to entertain a claim for a refundof tax under this section unless the claim— as the Commissioners may by regulations prescribe.
is made within such time and in such form and manner;
contains such information; and
is accompanied by such documents, whether by way of evidence or otherwise,
The following section shall be inserted in the ValueAdded Tax Act 1983 after section 35—
Schedule 6A to this Act shall have effect with respect to buildings andland.
The Treasury may by order amend Schedule 6A to this Act.
The following Schedule shall be inserted in the Value Added Tax Act 1983after Schedule 6—
In section 42 (adjustment of consideration on changes in tax) of the Value Added Tax Act 1983—
the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (1)—
Subsection (1) above shall apply in relation to a tenancy or lease as itapplies in relation to a contract except that a term of a tenancy or leaseshall not be taken to provide that the rule contained in that subsection isnot to apply in the case of the tenancy or lease if the term does not referspecifically to value added tax or this section.
in subsection (2), the words “(including a change attributable tothe making of an election under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6A to thisAct)” shall be added at the end.
In section 45(4) (orders etc.) of the Value Added TaxAct 1983, there shall be added after paragraph (c)—
an order under section 35A above, except one making only such amendmentsas are necessary or expedient in consequence of provisions of an order underthis Act which—
vary Schedule 5 or Schedule 6 to this Act; but
are not within paragraph (c) above.
In section 48 (interpretation) of the Value Added Tax Act 1983, after thedefinition of “Commissioners” there shall be inserted—
in relation to Scotland, means the estate or interest of the proprietorof the dominium utile or, in the case of land not held on feudal tenure, theestate or interest of the owner;
in relation to Northern Ireland, includes the estate of a person who holdsland under a fee farm grant;
In Schedule 1 (registration) to the Value Added Tax Act 1983—
in paragraph 1 there shall be added at the end—
Where, apart from this sub-paragraph, an interest in, right over orlicence to occupy any land would under sub-paragraph (5) above be disregardedfor the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above, it shall not be if it is suppliedon a taxable supply which is not zero-rated.
in paragraph 2 there shall be added at the end—
Where, apart from this sub-paragraph, an interest in, right over orlicence to occupy any land would under sub-paragraph (3) above be disregardedfor the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above, it shall not be if it is suppliedon a taxable supply which is not zero-rated.
In Schedule 2 (supplies of goods and services) to the Value Added Tax Act1983—
in paragraph 4, for the word “granting” there shall be substitutedthe word “grant”,
in paragraph 5(1), for the words “the goods” there shall besubstituted the word “goods”, and
there shall be added at the end—
Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) below, paragraphs 5 to 7 above haveeffect in relation to land forming part of the assets of, or held or used forthe purposes of, a business as if it were goods forming part of the assets of,or held or used for the purposes of, a business.
In the application of those paragraphs by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)above, references to transfer, disposition or sale shall have effect asreferences to the grant or assignment of any interest in, right over orlicence to occupy the land concerned.
Except in relation to— in the application of paragraph 5(1) above by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)above the reference to a supply of goods shall have effect as a reference toa supply of services.
the grant or assignment of a major interest; or
a grant or assignment otherwise than for a consideration,
Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) and paragraph 13 below, theamendments made by paragraphs 1 to 4 of this Schedule shall have effect inrelation to grants, assignments and other supplies made on or after 1st April1989.
Note 4(b) to Group 8 of Schedule 5 to the Value AddedTax Act 1983 shall have effect in relation to grants, assignments and othersupplies made on or after 1st August 1989.
In relation to grants and assignments made on or after 1st April 1989 butbefore 1st August 1989—
that Group shall have effect as if the Notes to it included a Note in thesame terms as Note (1) to that Group as it had effect before the substitutionmade by paragraph 1 above, and
Group 8A of that Schedule shall have effect as if the Notes to it includeda Note in the same terms as Note (5) to that Group as it had effect before theamendments made by paragraph 2 above.
Paragraphs 5, 7, 8, 11 and 13(6) and (7) of this Schedule and paragraph6, so far as relating to section 35A(2) of, and paragraphs 2 to 7 of Schedule6A to, the Value Added Tax Act 1983, shall come into force on 1st August 1989.
Subject to the preceding provisions of this paragraph, this Schedule shallcome into force on 1st April 1989.
Subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, the amendments made by paragraphs 1and 2 of this Schedule shall not have effect in relation to a grant,assignment or other supply where—
it is made in pursuance of a legally binding obligation to make it whichwas incurred before 21st June 1988, and
if the Commissioners so require (whether before or after it is made), itis proved to their satisfaction by the production of documents made beforethat date that it is so made.
Subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, the amendments made by paragraphs 1and 2 of this Schedule shall not have effect in relation to a grant orassignment of an interest in, or in any part of, a building or its sitewhere—
the grant or assignment takes place before 21st June 1993,
the person making the grant or assignment was under a legally bindingobligation incurred before 21st June 1988 to construct (or reconstruct) thebuilding or to construct any development of which it forms part (other thanan obligation to receive services or goods in the course of the constructionor reconstruction),
if the Commissioners so require (whether before or after the grant orassignment is made), it is proved to their satisfaction by the production ofdocuments made before that date that he was under that obligation, and
planning permission for the construction (or reconstruction) of thebuilding was granted before 21st June 1988.
Where the grant or assignment is of a tenancy or lease—
if a premium is payable, sub-paragraph (1) or (2) above shall apply onlyto the extent that it is made for consideration in the form of the premium;and
if a premium is not payable, sub-paragraph (1) or (2) above shall applyonly to the extent that it is made for consideration in the form of the firstpayment of rent due under the tenancy or lease.
The amendments made by paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Schedule shall not haveeffect in relation to a supply relating to a building or civil engineeringwork where—
the supply takes place before 21st June 1993,
the supply is made to the person constructing the building or work (orreconstructing the building),
that person was under a legally binding obligation incurred before21st June 1988 to construct the building or work (or to reconstruct thebuilding) or to construct any development of which it forms part (other thanan obligation to receive services or goods in the course of the constructionor reconstruction),
if the Commissioners so require (whether before or after the supply ismade), it is proved to their satisfaction by the production of documents madebefore that date that he was under that obligation,
planning permission for the construction of the building or work (or thereconstruction of the building) was granted before 21st June 1988, and
before the supply takes place the person constructing the building or work(or reconstructing the building) has given to the person making the supply acertificate in such form as may be specified in a notice published by theCommissioners stating that the supply is zero-rated (in whole or to the extentspecified in the certificate) by virtue of this sub-paragraph.
Where a grant, assignment or other supply is zero-rated by virtue of thisparagraph, it is not a relevant zero-rated supply for the purposes ofparagraph 1 of Schedule 6A to the Value Added Tax Act1983.
Nothing in paragraphs 5 and 6 of that Schedule shall apply—
in relation to a person who has constructed a building if he incurredbefore 21st June 1988 a legally binding obligation to make a grant orassignment of a major interest in, or in any part of, the building or itssite;
in relation to a building or work if there was incurred before that datea legally binding obligation to make in relation to the building or work asupply within item 2 of Group 8 of Schedule 5 to the Value Added Tax Act 1983;
in relation to a person who has constructed a building if— except where that person does not make a grant or assignment of a majorinterest in, or in any part of, the building or its site before 21st June1993.
he incurred before that date a legally binding obligation to construct thebuilding or any development of which it forms part, and
planning permission for the construction of the building was grantedbefore that date,
If the Commissioners so require, proof of any of the matters specified insub-paragraph (6)(a), (b) or (c)(i) above shall be given to their satisfactionby the production of documents made before 21st June 1988.
The Taxes Act 1988 shall be amended in accordance with the followingprovisions of this Schedule.
In section 171(4) (limit on pay of which half may be exempt from tax) for “£3,000” there shall be substituted “£4,000”.
This paragraph shall have effect in relation to profit-related pay paidby reference to profit periods beginning on or after 1st April 1989.
After section 177 there shall be inserted—
Where a scheme employer has died, his personal representatives may makea written application to the Board under this section for the amendment of theregistration of the scheme.
If on receiving an application under this section the Board are satisfiedthat, apart from the death of the scheme employer, there would be no groundsfor cancelling the registration of the scheme, the Board shall amend theregistration of the scheme by substituting the personal representatives forthe deceased scheme employer.
An application under this section shall be made before the end of theperiod of one month beginning with the date of the grant of probate or lettersof administration or, in Scotland, confirmation of executors.
Where the Board amend the registration of a scheme under this section,this Chapter shall (subject to any necessary modifications) have effect as ifthe personal representatives had been the scheme employer throughout.
The Board shall give notice to the personal representatives if they refusean application under this section.
The alteration of the terms of a registered scheme shall not of itselfinvalidate the registration of the scheme.
Subsection (1) above is without prejudice to the power of cancellationconferred on the Board by section 178(3A); but the power conferred by section178(3A) shall not be exercisable by virtue of an alteration registered inaccordance with this section.
Where the terms of a registered scheme have been altered, the schemeemployer may apply to the Board for the registration of the alteration.
An application under subsection (3) above—
shall be in such form as the Board may prescribe;
shall be made within the period of one month beginning with the day onwhich the alteration is made;
shall contain a declaration by the applicant that the alteration is withinsubsection (8) below and that the scheme as altered complies with therequirements of Schedule 8 (either as that Schedule had effect when the schemewas registered, or as it then had effect but subject to one or more subsequentamendments specified in the declaration);
shall be accompanied by a report by an independent accountant, in a formprescribed by the Board, to the effect that in his opinion the alteration iswithin subsection (8) below and the scheme as altered complies with therequirements of Schedule 8 (either as that Schedule had effect when the schemewas registered, or as it then had effect but subject to one or more subsequentamendments specified in the report).
The Board shall not more than three months after the day on which theyreceive an application under subsection (3) above either register thealteration or refuse the application; and in either case they shall givenotice of their decision to the applicant.
Subject to subsection (7) below, the Board shall register an alterationon an application under subsection (3) above.
The Board may refuse an application under subsection (3) above if they arenot satisfied—
that the application complies with the requirements of subsection (4)above, or
that the declaration referred to in subsection (4)(c) above is true.
An alteration is within this subsection if—
it relates to a term which is not relevant to the question whether thescheme complies with the requirements of Schedule 8; or
it relates to a term identifying any person (other than the schemeemployer) who pays the emoluments of employees to whom the scheme relates; or
it consists of the addition of a term making provision for an abbreviatedprofit period of the kind referred to in paragraph 10(3) of Schedule 8; or
it amends the provisions by reference to which the employees to whom thescheme relates may be identified, and does so only for the purposes of profitperiods which begin after the date on which the alteration is made; or
it relates to a provision of a kind referred to in paragraph 13(4) or (5)or 14(3), (4) or (5) of Schedule 8 (as those provisions have effect at thetime of the application for registration of the alteration), and has effectonly for the purposes of profit periods beginning after the date on which thealteration is made; or
it amends the provisions as to when payments will be made to employees,and does so only for the purposes of profit periods beginning after the dateon which the alteration is made; or
the scheme did not comply with the requirements of Schedule 8 when it wasregistered, and the alteration—
is made in order to bring the scheme into compliance with the requirementsof that Schedule (either as it had effect when the scheme was registered oras it has effect at the time of the application for registration of thealteration), and
is made for the purposes of the first and any subsequent profit period towhich the scheme relates, and
is made within two years of the beginning of the first profit period, and
does not invalidate (in whole or in part) any payment of profit-relatedpay already made under the scheme.
Section 178 (cancellation of registration) shall be amended as follows.
In subsection (1) for the words “subsection (5)” there shall besubstituted the words “subsections (5) and (5A)”.
After subsection (3) there shall be inserted—
Where the terms of a registered scheme have been altered, then, subjectto section 177B(2), the Board may cancel the registration of the scheme witheffect from the beginning of the profit period during which the alterationtook effect or with effect from the beginning of any later profit period.
If after an alteration of the terms of a scheme has been registered undersection 177B it appears to the Board— the Board may cancel the registration of the scheme with effect from thebeginning of the profit period during which the alteration took effect or witheffect from the beginning of any later profit period.
that the application for registration of the alteration did not complywith the requirements of subsection (4) of that section, or
that the declaration referred to in subsection (4)(c) of that section wasfalse,
After subsection (5) there shall be inserted—
Where— then, if the notice is given before the end of the period of one monthbeginning with the date of the grant of probate or letters of administrationor, in Scotland, confirmation of executors, the Board shall comply with therequest.
the scheme employer has died, and
his personal representatives by notice request the Board to cancel theregistration of the scheme with effect from the date of death,
At the end of section 179 (recovery of tax) there shall be added—
Where— the reference in subsection (2) above to the scheme employer shall beconstrued as a reference to the personal representatives.
the scheme employer has died, but
his personal representatives have not been substituted for him as thescheme employer by virtue of section 177A,
Where— then in relation to that payment the reference in subsection (2) aboveto the scheme employer shall include a reference to the person by whom thepayment was made.
a payment to which this section applies was made by a person other thanthe scheme employer, and
the scheme employer is not resident in the United Kingdom,
At the end of section 180 (annual returns) there shall be added—
Where— the reference in subsection (1) above to the scheme employer shall beconstrued as a reference to the personal representatives.
the scheme employer has died, but
his personal representatives have not been substituted for him as thescheme employer by virtue of section 177A,
At the end of section 181 (information) there shall be added—
Where the scheme employer has died, his personal representatives shallinform the Board of his death by notice given before the end of the period ofone month beginning with the date of the grant of probate or letters ofadministration or, in Scotland, confirmation of executors.
Section 182 (appeals) shall be amended as follows.
In subsection (1) after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted—
against a refusal by the Board of an application under section 177B(3);
After subsection (1) there shall be inserted—
An appeal to the Special Commissioners may be made by the personalrepresentatives of a scheme employer against a refusal by the Board of anapplication under section 177A.
In subsection (2) for the words “scheme employer” there shall besubstituted the word “appellant”.
Paragraph 7 of Schedule 8 (no payments for employees with materialinterest in company) shall be amended as follows.
In sub-paragraph (1), the words “, or is an associate of a person who has,” shall be omitted.
In sub-paragraph (3), after the words “section 417(3) and (4)” thereshall be inserted the words “, but subject to sub-paragraph (4) below”.
The following sub-paragraphs shall be added at the end—
For the purposes of this paragraph, where an employee of a company has aninterest in shares or obligations of the company as a beneficiary of anemployee benefit trust, the trustees shall not be regarded as associates ofhis by reason only of that interest unless sub-paragraph (8) below applies inrelation to him.
A trust is an employee benefit trust for the purposes of this paragraphif—
all or most of the employees of the company are eligible to benefit underit, and
none of the property subject to it has been disposed of on or after 14thMarch 1989 (whether by sale, loan or otherwise) except in the ordinary courseof management of the trust or in accordance with sub-paragraph (6) below.
Property is disposed of in accordance with this sub-paragraph if— and the property applied or transferred consists of any of the ordinaryshare capital of the company or of money paid outright.
it is applied for the benefit of—
individual employees or former employees of the company,
spouses, former spouses, widows or widowers of employees or formeremployees of the company,
relatives, or spouses of relatives, of persons within sub-paragraph (i)or (ii) above, or
dependants of persons within sub-paragraph (i) above,
it is applied for charitable purposes, or
it is transferred to the trustees of an approved profit sharing scheme(within the meaning of section 187), of another employee benefit trust, or ofa qualifying employee share ownership trust (within the meaning of Schedule5 to the Finance Act 1989),
In sub-paragraph (6)(a)(iii) above “relative” means parent or remoter forebear, child or remoterissue, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece.
This sub-paragraph applies in relation to an employee if at any time onor after 14th March 1989— has been the beneficial owner of, or able (directly or through the mediumof other companies or by any other indirect means) to control, more than 25per cent. of the ordinary share capital of the company.
the employee, either on his own or with any one or more of his associates,or
any associate of his, with or without other such associates,
Where— the employee or associate shall be treated for the purposes ofsub-paragraph (8) above as if he were the beneficial owner of the appropriatepercentage of the ordinary share capital of the company on the day on whichthe relevant payment is received (in addition to any percentage of that sharecapital of which he is actually the beneficial owner on that day).
on or after 14th March 1989 an employee of a company, or an associate ofhis, receives a payment (“the relevant payment”) from the trustees of anemployee benefit trust, and
at any time during the period of three years ending with the day on whichthe relevant payment is received, the property subject to the trust consistsof or includes any part of the ordinary share capital of the company,
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (9) above, the appropriate percentageis—
Where— that sub-paragraph shall have effect in relation to the employee orassociate mentioned in paragraph (a) above as if he had received the paymentfrom the trustees of the trust or of each of the trusts mentioned in paragraph(b) above (or where more than one payment has been received from the trusteesof a trust, the last of the payments) on the day on which the relevant paymentis received.
an employee or associate is treated by sub-paragraph (9) above as if hewere the beneficial owner of a percentage of the ordinary share capital of acompany by reason of receiving the relevant payment from the trustees of atrust, and
that employee, or an associate of his, has, during the period of 12 monthsending with the day on which the relevant payment is received, received oneor more payments from trustees of another employee benefit trust or trustssatisfying the requirement in paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (9) above,
In sub-paragraphs (8) to (11) above “associate”, in relation to an employee, does not include thetrustees of an employee benefit trust by reason only that the employee has aninterest in shares or obligations of the trust.
Paragraphs 13(2) and 14(2) of Schedule 8 (which provide for a scheme’sdistributable pool to be at least 5 per cent. of the pay of all the employeesto whom the scheme relates if profits remain unchanged) shall be omitted.
In consequence of sub-paragraph (1) above—
the following provisions shall be omitted—
in paragraph 13 of Schedule 8—
after sub-paragraph (1) there shall be inserted—
That percentage must be a fixed percentage specified in the scheme and,if the scheme relates to more than one period, must be the same for eachperiod.
in sub-paragraph (4)(a), for the words “the base year referred to insub-paragraph (3) above” there shall be substituted the words “a baseyear specified in the scheme”;
in sub-paragraph (5), for the words “must be” onwards there shall besubstituted the words “must not exceed the profits for a base year specifiedin the scheme”;
for sub-paragraph (6), there shall be substituted—
The base year referred to in sub-paragraph (4)(a) and sub-paragraph (5)above must be a period of 12 months ending at a time within the period of twoyears immediately preceding the profit period, or the first of the profitperiods, to which the scheme relates
in paragraph 14(5) of that Schedule, for the words “must be” onwardsthere shall be substituted the words “must not exceed the profits in theperiod of 12 months immediately preceding the first or only profit period towhich the scheme relates”.
At the end of paragraph 13 of Schedule 8 (calculation of distributablepool by method A) there shall be added—
Any provision included in a scheme by virtue of sub-paragraph (4) or (5)above may take effect either from the scheme’s first profit period or from anylater profit period determined in accordance with the scheme.
In paragraph 14 of Schedule 8 (calculation of distributable pool by methodB), in sub-paragraph (5) the words “specified in, or” shall be omitted.
At the end of paragraph 14 of Schedule 8 there shall be added—
Any provision included in a scheme by virtue of sub-paragraph (3)(b), (4)or (5) above may take effect either from the scheme’s first profit period orfrom any later profit period determined in accordance with the scheme.
Paragraph 19 of Schedule 8 (profit and loss account for purposes ofprofit-related pay scheme) shall be amended as follows.
After sub-paragraph (4) (account to make no allowance for remuneration ofpersons excluded from scheme) there shall be inserted—
In sub-paragraph (4) above “remuneration”, in relation to a person, includes fees andpercentages, any sums paid by way of expenses allowance (insofar as those sumsare charged to income tax), any contributions paid in respect of him under anypension scheme and the estimated value of any other benefits received by himotherwise than in cash.
In sub-paragraph (6) (items which may be left out of account in arrivingat profits or losses) for paragraph (f) there shall be substituted—
profit-related pay payable under the scheme, and profit-related paypayable under any other registered scheme if it is one to which paragraph 21below applies;
secondary Class 1 contributions under Part I of the Social Security Act 1975 or Part I of the SocialSecurity (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 in respect of profit-related pay payableunder the scheme;
After paragraph 20 of Schedule 8 there shall be inserted—
This paragraph shall apply to a scheme if the employment unit is a partof an undertaking, and the scheme states that the profits or losses of theunit are for the purposes of the scheme to be taken to be equivalent to thoseof the whole undertaking (which must be identified by the scheme).
Where this paragraph applies to a scheme, this Schedule shall have effectas if any reference to the profits or losses of the employment unit were areference to the profits or losses of the undertaking of which it forms part.
Where paragraph 21 above applies to a scheme, the scheme must containprovisions ensuring that no payments are made under it by reference to aprofit period unless, at the beginning of that profit period,—
there is at least one other registered scheme which relates to employeesemployed in the same undertaking as that of which the employment unit formspart, and
the number of the employees to whom the scheme relates does not exceed 33per cent. of the number of the employees to whom that other scheme relates (orif there is more than one other scheme, the aggregate number of the employeesto whom they relate).
Another registered scheme shall be disregarded for the purposes ofsub-paragraph (1) above—
if paragraph 21 above applies to it, or
if, by virtue of provisions of the kind described in paragraph 6 above,no payments could be made under it by reference to the profit periodconcerned.
Where paragraph 21 above applies to two or more schemes relating toemployment units which are parts of the same undertaking, an employee to whomanother scheme relates shall not be counted for the purposes of sub-paragraph(1)(b) above in connection with more than one of those schemes.
Section 74.
A trust is a qualifying employee share ownership trust at the time it isestablished if the conditions set out in paragraphs 2 to 11 below aresatisfied in relation to the trust at that time.
The trust must be established under a deed (the trust deed).
The trust must be established by a company (the founding company) which,at the time the trust is established, is resident in the United Kingdom andnot controlled by another company.
The trust deed must provide for the establishment of a body of trustees.
The trust deed must—
appoint the initial trustees;
contain rules for the retirement and removal of trustees;
contain rules for the appointment of replacement and additional trustees.
The trust deed must provide that at any time while the trust subsists (therelevant time)—
the number of trustees must not be less than three;
all the trustees must be resident in the United Kingdom;
the trustees must include one person who is a trust corporation, asolicitor, or a member of such other professional body as the Board may fromtime to time allow for the purposes of this paragraph;
most of the trustees must be persons who are not and have never beendirectors of any company which falls within the founding company’s group atthe relevant time;
most of the trustees must be persons who are employees of companies whichfall within the founding company’s group at the relevant time, and who do nothave and have never had a material interest in any such company;
the trustees falling within paragraph (e) above must, before beingappointed as trustees, have been selected by a majority of the employees ofthe companies falling within the founding company’s group at the time of theselection or by persons elected to represent those employees.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3) above a company falls within thefounding company’s group at a particular time if—
it is the founding company, or
it is at that time resident in the United Kingdom and controlled by thefounding company.
This paragraph applies in relation to trusts established on or before the day on which the Finance Act 1994 was passed.
Where a trust is established after the day on which the Finance Act 1994 was passed, the trust deed must make provision as mentioned in one of paragraphs (a) to (c) below—
provision for the establishment of a body of trustees and complying with paragraph 3(2) to (4) above;
provision for the establishment of a body of trustees and complying with paragraph 3B(2) to (9) below;
provision that at any time while the trust subsists there must be a single trustee.
The following are the provisions that must be complied with under paragraph 3A(b) above.
The trust deed must—
appoint the initial trustees;
contain rules for the retirement and removal of trustees;
contain rules for the appointment of replacement and additional trustees.
The trust deed must be so framed that at any time while the trust subsists the conditions set out in sub-paragraph (4) below are fulfilled as regards the persons who are then trustees; and in that sub-paragraph “the relevant time” means that time.
The conditions are that—
the number of trustees is not less than three;
all the trustees are resident in the United Kingdom;
the trustees include at least one person who is a professional trustee and at least two persons who are non-professional trustees;
at least half of the non-professional trustees were, before being appointed as trustees, selected in accordance with sub-paragraph (7) or (8) below;
all the trustees so selected are persons who are employees of companies which fall within the founding company’s group at the relevant time, and who do not have and have never had a material interest in any such company.
For the purposes of this paragraph a trustee is a professional trustee at a particular time if— and for the purposes of this paragraph a trustee is a non-professional trustee at a particular time if the trustee is not then a professional trustee for those purposes.
the trustee is then a trust corporation, a solicitor, or a member of such other professional body as the Board may at that time allow for the purposes of this sub-paragraph,
the trustee is not then an employee or director of any company then falling within the founding company’s group, and
the trustee meets the requirements of sub-paragraph (6) below;
A trustee meets the requirements of this sub-paragraph if—
he was appointed as an initial trustee and, before being appointed as trustee, was selected by (and only by) the persons who later became the non-professional initial trustees, or
he was appointed as a replacement or additional trustee and, before being appointed as trustee, was selected by (and only by) the persons who were the non-professional trustees at the time of the selection.
Trustees are selected in accordance with this sub-paragraph if the process of selection is one under which—
all the persons who are employees of the companies which fall within the founding company’s group at the time of the selection, and who do not have and have never had a material interest in any such company, are (so far as is reasonably practicable) given the opportunity to stand for selection,
all the employees of the companies falling within the founding company’s group at the time of the selection are (so far as is reasonably practicable) given the opportunity to vote, and
persons gaining more votes are preferred to those gaining less.
Trustees are selected in accordance with this sub-paragraph if they are selected by persons elected to represent the employees of the companies falling within the founding company’s group at the time of the selection.
For the purposes of this paragraph a company falls within the founding company’s group at a particular time if—
it is at that time resident in the United Kingdom, and
it is the founding company or it is at that time controlled by the founding company.
This paragraph applies where the trust deed provides that at any time while the trust subsists there must be a single trustee.
The trust deed must—
be so framed that at any time while the trust subsists the trustee is a company which at that time is resident in the United Kingdom and controlled by the founding company;
appoint the initial trustee;
contain rules for the removal of any trustee and for the appointment of a replacement trustee.
The trust deed must be so framed that at any time while the trust subsists the company which is then the trustee is a company so constituted that the conditions set out in sub-paragraph (4) below are then fulfilled as regards the persons who are then directors of the company; and in that sub-paragraph “the relevant time” is that time and “the trust company” is that company.
The conditions are that—
the number of directors is not less than three;
all the directors are resident in the United Kingdom;
the directors include at least one person who is a professional director and at least two persons who are non-professional directors;
at least half of the non-professional directors were, before being appointed as directors, selected in accordance with sub-paragraph (7) or (8) below;
all the directors so selected are persons who are employees of companies which fall within the founding company’s group at the relevant time, and who do not have and have never had a material interest in any such company.
For the purposes of this paragraph a director is a professional director at a particular time if— and for the purposes of this paragraph a director is a non-professional director at a particular time if the director is not then a professional director for those purposes.
the director is then a solicitor or a member of such other professional body as the Board may at that time allow for the purposes of this sub-paragraph,
the director is not then an employee of any company then falling within the founding company’s group,
the director is not then a director of any such company (other than the trust company), and
the director meets the requirements of sub-paragraph (6) below;
A director meets the requirements of this sub-paragraph if—
he was appointed as an initial director and, before being appointed as director, was selected by (and only by) the persons who later became the non-professional initial directors, or
he was appointed as a replacement or additional director and, before being appointed as director, was selected by (and only by) the persons who were the non-professional directors at the time of the selection.
Directors are selected in accordance with this sub-paragraph if the process of selection is one under which—
all the persons who are employees of the companies which fall within the founding company’s group at the time of the selection, and who do not have and have never had a material interest in any such company, are (so far as is reasonably practicable) given the opportunity to stand for selection,
all the employees of the companies falling within the founding company’s group at the time of the selection are (so far as is reasonably practicable) given the opportunity to vote, and
persons gaining more votes are preferred to those gaining less.
Directors are selected in accordance with this sub-paragraph if they are selected by persons elected to represent the employees of the companies falling within the founding company’s group at the time of the selection.
For the purposes of this paragraph a company falls within the founding company’s group at a particular time if—
it is at that time resident in the United Kingdom, and
it is the founding company or it is at that time controlled by the founding company.
The trust deed must contain provision as to the beneficiaries under thetrust, in accordance with the following rules.
The trust deed must provide that a person is a beneficiary at a particulartime (the relevant time) if—
he is at the relevant time an employee or director of a company which atthat time falls within the founding company’s group,
at each given time in a qualifying period he was an employee or directorof a company falling within the founding company’s group at that given time,and
in the case of a director, at that given time he worked as a director of the companyconcerned at the rate of at least 20 hours a week (ignoring such matters asholidays and sickness).
The trust deed may provide that a person is a beneficiary at a given time if at that time he is eligible to participate in an SAYE option scheme—
which was established by a company within the founding company’s group, and
which is approved under Schedule 3 to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.
Where a trust deed contains a rule conforming with sub-paragraph (2A) above it must provide that the only powers and duties which the trustees may exercise in relation to persons who are beneficiaries by virtue only of that rule are those which may be exercised in accordance with the provisions of a scheme such as is mentioned in that sub-paragraph.
The trust deed may provide that a person is a beneficiary at a particulartime (the relevant time) if—
he has at each given time in a qualifying period been an employee ordirector of a company falling within the founding company’s group at thatgiven time,
he has ceased to be an employee or director of the company or the companyhas ceased to fall within that group, and
at the relevant time a period of not more than eighteen months has elapsedsince he so ceased or the company so ceased (as the case may be).
The trust deed may provide for a person to be a beneficiary if the personis a charity and the circumstances are such that—
there is no person who is a beneficiary within any rule which is includedin the deed and conforms with sub-paragraph (2) , (2A) or (3) above, and
the trust is in consequence being wound up.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above a qualifying period is aperiod—
whose length is . . . not more than five years,
whose length is specified in the trust deed, and
which ends with the relevant time (within the meaning of thatsub-paragraph).
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3) above a qualifying period is aperiod—
whose length is equal to that of the period specified in the trust deedfor the purposes of a rule which conforms with sub-paragraph (2) above, and
which ends when the person or company (as the case may be) ceased asmentioned in sub-paragraph (3)(b) above.
The trust deed must not provide for a person to be a beneficiary unlesshe falls within any rule which is included in the deed and conforms withsub-paragraph (2) , (2A), (3) or (4) above.
The trust deed must provide that, notwithstanding any other rule which isincluded in it, a person cannot be a beneficiary at a particular time (therelevant time) by virtue of a rule which conforms with sub-paragraph (2), (3) or (4) above if—
at that time he has a material interest in the founding company, or
at any time in the period of one year preceding the relevant time he hashad a material interest in that company.
For the purposes of this paragraph a company falls within the foundingcompany’s group at a particular time if—
it is at that time resident in the United Kingdom, and
it is the founding company or it is at that time controlled by thefounding company.
(Repealed)
The trust deed must contain provision as to the functions of the trustees.
The functions of the trustees must be so expressed that it is apparentthat their general functions are—
to receive sums from the founding company and other sums (by way of loanor otherwise);
to acquire securities;
to transfer securities or sums (or both) to persons who are beneficiariesunder the terms of the trust deed;
to grant rights to acquire shares to persons who are beneficiaries under the terms of the trust deed;
to transfer securities to the trustees of profit sharing schemes approvedunder Schedule 9 to the Taxes Act 1988, for a price not less than the pricethe securities might reasonably be expected to fetch on a sale in the openmarket;
pending transfer, to retain the securities and to manage them (whether byexercising voting rights or otherwise).
The trust deed must require that any sum received by the trustees—
must be expended within the relevant period,
may be expended only for one or more of the qualifying purposes, and
must, while it is retained by them, be kept as cash or be kept in anaccount with a bank or building society.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above the relevant period is theperiod of nine months beginning with the day found as follows—
in a case where the sum is received from the founding company, or acompany which is controlled by that company at the time the sum is received,the day following the end of the period of account in which the sum is chargedas an expense of the company from which it is received;
in any other case, the day the sum is received.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above each of the following is aqualifying purpose—
the acquisition of shares in the founding company;
the repayment of sums borrowed;
the payment of interest on sums borrowed;
the payment of any sum to a person who is a beneficiary under the termsof the trust deed;
the meeting of expenses.
The trust deed must provide that, in ascertaining for the purposes of arelevant rule whether a particular sum has been expended, sums receivedearlier by the trustees shall be treated as expended before sums received bythem later; and a relevant rule is one which is included in the trust deed andconforms with sub-paragraph (1) above.
The trust deed must provide that, where the trustees pay sums to differentbeneficiaries at the same time, all the sums must be paid on similar terms.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (5) above, the fact that terms varyaccording to the levels of remuneration of beneficiaries, the length of theirservice, or similar factors, shall not be regarded as meaning that the termsare not similar.
Subject to paragraph 8 below, the trust deed must provide that securitiesacquired by the trustees must be shares in the founding company which—
form part of the ordinary share capital of the company,
are fully paid up,
are not redeemable, and
are not subject to any restrictions other than restrictions which attachto all shares of the same class or a restriction authorised by sub-paragraph(2) below.
Subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, a restriction is authorised by thissub-paragraph if—
it is imposed by the founding company’s articles of association,
it requires all shares held by directors or employees of the foundingcompany, or of any other company which it controls for the time being, to bedisposed of on ceasing to be so held, and
it requires all shares acquired, in pursuance of rights or interestsobtained by such directors or employees, by persons who are not (or haveceased to be) such directors or employees to be disposed of when they areacquired.
A restriction is not authorised by sub-paragraph (2) above unless—
any disposal required by the restriction will be by way of sale for aconsideration in money on terms specified in the articles of association, and
the articles also contain general provisions by virtue of which any persondisposing of shares of the same class (whether or not held or acquired asmentioned in sub-paragraph (2) above) may be required to sell them on termswhich are the same as those mentioned in paragraph (a) above.
The trust deed must provide that shares in the founding company may notbe acquired by the trustees at a price exceeding the price they mightreasonably be expected to fetch on a sale in the open market.
The trust deed must provide that shares in the founding company may notbe acquired by the trustees at a time when that company is controlled byanother company.
The trust deed may provide that the trustees may acquire securities otherthan shares in the founding company—
if they are securities issued to the trustees in exchange in circumstancesmentioned in section [135(1) of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act1992], or
if they are securities acquired by the trustees as a result of areorganisation, and the original shares the securities represent are sharesin the founding company (construing “reorganisation” and “originalshares” in accordance with section 126 of that Act).
The trust deed must provide that—
where the trustees transfer securities to a beneficiary, they must do soon qualifying terms;
the trustees must transfer securities before the expiry of the qualifying period beginning with the date on which they acquired them.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above a transfer of securities ismade on qualifying terms if—
all the securities transferred at the same time other than those transferred on a transfer such as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (2ZA) below are transferred on similarterms,
securities have been offered to all the persons who are beneficiariesunder the terms of the trust deed by virtue of a rule which conforms with paragraph 4(2), (3) or (4) above when the transfer is made, and
securities are transferred to all such persons who have accepted.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above a transfer of securities is also made on qualifying terms if—
it is made to a person exercising a right to acquire shares, and
that right was obtained in accordance with the provisions of an SAYE option scheme—
which was established by, or by a company controlled by, the founding company, and
which is approved under Schedule 3 to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003, and
that right is being exercised in accordance with the provisions of that scheme, and
the consideration for the transfer is payable to the trustees.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above the qualifying period is—
seven years, in the case of trusts established on or before the day on which the Finance Act 1994 was passed;
twenty years, in the case of other trusts.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above, the fact that terms varyaccording to the levels of remuneration of beneficiaries, the length of theirservice, or similar factors, shall not be regarded as meaning that the termsare not similar.
The trust deed must provide that, in ascertaining for the purposes of arelevant rule whether particular securities are transferred, securitiesacquired earlier by the trustees shall be treated as transferred by thembefore securities acquired by them later; and a relevant rule is one which isincluded in the trust deed and conforms with sub-paragraph (1) above.
The trust deed must not contain features which are not essential orreasonably incidental to the purpose of acquiring sums and securities, granting rights to acquire shares to persons who are eligible to participate in SAYE option schemes approved under Schedule 3 to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003, transferring shares to such persons, transferring sums and securities to employees and directors, and transferringsecurities to the trustees of profit sharing schemes approved under Schedule 9 to the Taxes Act 1988.
The trust deed must provide that, for the purposes of the deed, thetrustees—
acquire securities when they become entitled to them;
transfer securities to another person when that other becomes entitled tothem;
retain securities if they remain entitled to them.
But if the deed provides as mentioned in paragraph 8 above, it mustprovide for the following exceptions to any rule which is included in it andconforms with sub-paragraph (1)(a) above, namely, that—
if securities are issued to the trustees in exchange in circumstancesmentioned in section [135(1) of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992], they shall be treated as having acquired them when they became entitledto the securities for which they are exchanged;
if the trustees become entitled to securities as a result of areorganisation, they shall be treated as having acquired them when they becameentitled to the original shares which those securities represent (construing “reorganisation” and “original shares” in accordance with section [126] of that Act).
The trust deed must provide that—
if the trustees agree to take a transfer of securities, for the purposesof the deed they become entitled to them when the agreement is made and noton a later transfer made pursuant to the agreement;
if the trustees agree to transfer securities to another person, for thepurposes of the deed the other person becomes entitled to them when theagreement is made and not on a later transfer made pursuant to the agreement.
A trust which was at the time it was established a qualifying employeeshare ownership trust shall continue to be one, except that it shall not besuch a trust at any time when the requirements mentioned in paragraph 3(3)(a)to (f) above are not satisfied. This paragraph applies in relation to trusts established on or before the day on which the Finance Act 1994 was passed.
Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) below, a trust which was at the time it was established a qualifying employee share ownership trust shall continue to be one.
If the trust deed makes provision under paragraph 3A(a) above, the trust shall not be a qualifying employee share ownership trust at any time when the requirements mentioned in paragraph 3(3)(a) to (f) above are not satisfied.
If the trust deed makes provision under paragraph 3A(b) above, the trust shall not be a qualifying employee share ownership trust at any time when the conditions mentioned in paragraph 3B(4)(a) to (e) above are not satisfied.
If the trust deed makes provision under paragraph 3A(c) above, the trust shall not be a qualifying employee share ownership trust at any time when—
there is not a single trustee,
the trustee is not a company which is resident in the United Kingdom and controlled by the founding company, or
the conditions mentioned in paragraph 3C(4)(a) to (e) above are not satisfied as regards the directors of the trustee.
This paragraph applies in relation to trusts established after the day on which the Finance Act 1994 was passed.
A trust is an employee share ownership trust at a particular time (therelevant time) if it was a qualifying employee share ownership trust at thetime it was established; and it is immaterial whether or not it is aqualifying employee share ownership trust at the relevant time.
For the purposes of this Schedule the following are securities—
shares;
debentures.
For the purposes of this Schedule, the question whether one company is controlled by another shall be construed in accordance with section 995 of the Income Tax Act 2007.
For the purposes of this Schedule a person shall be treated as having a material interest in a company if he, either on his own or with one or more of his associates, or if any associate of his with or without other such associates,—
is the beneficial owner of, or able (directly or through the medium of other companies or by any other indirect means) to control, more than 5 percent. of the ordinary share capital of the company, or
possesses, or is entitled to acquire, such rights as would, in the event of the winding-up of the company or in any other circumstances, give an entitlement to receive more than 5 per cent. of the assets which would then be available for distribution among the participators.
In this paragraph—
“associate” has the meaning given by section 448 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010, but subject to sub-paragraph (3) below,
“control” has the meaning given by section 995 of the Income Tax Act 2007, and
“participator” has the meaning given by section 454 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010.
Where a person has an interest in shares or obligations of the company asa beneficiary of an employee benefit trust, the trustees shall not be regarded as associates of his by reason only of that interest unless sub-paragraph (5)below applies in relation to him.
In sub-paragraph (3) above “employee benefit trust” has the same meaning as in paragraph 7 of Schedule 8 to the Taxes Act 1988, except that in its application for this purpose paragraph 7(5)(b) of that Schedule shall have effect as if it referred to the day on which this Act was passed instead of to 14th March 1989.
This sub-paragraph applies in relation to a person if at any time on or after the day on which this Act was passed— has been the beneficial owner of, or able (directly or through the medium of other companies or by any other indirect means) to control, more than 5 percent. of the ordinary share capital of the company.
he, either on his own or with any one or more of his associates, or
any associate of his, with or without other such associates,
Sub-paragraphs (9) to (12) of paragraph 7 of Schedule 8 to the Taxes Act1988 shall apply for the purposes of sub-paragraph (5) above as they apply for the purposes of that paragraph.
For the purposes of this Schedule a trust is established when the deed under which it is established is executed.
For the purposes of this Schedule “SAYE option scheme” has the same meaning as in the SAYE code (see section 516 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (approved SAYE option schemes)).
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Schedule 4 to the Taxes Act 1988 (deep discount securities) shall beamended as mentioned in the following provisions of this Schedule.
Paragraph 1 shall be amended as follows.
The following paragraph shall be inserted after sub-paragraph(1)(d)—
“a deep discount security” also means any redeemable security whichhas been issued by a public body (at whatever time) at a deep discount, otherthan—
a security such as is mentioned in paragraph (d)(ii) above;
a security falling within sub-paragraph (5), (6) or (7) below;
In sub-paragraph (1)(g) after the words “the company” there shall beinserted the words “or the public body”.
The following shall be inserted at the end of sub-paragraph (2)— “ This sub-paragraph applies only in the case of securities issued by acompany. ”
The following sub-paragraphs shall be inserted after sub-paragraph(3)—
For the purposes of this Schedule a public body is any of the followingwhich is not a company—
a government, whether of the United Kingdom or elsewhere;
a public or local authority, whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.
A security falls within this sub-paragraph if it is a gilt-edged securityand—
it was issued before 14th March 1989, or
it was issued on or after that date but was issued under the sameprospectus as any gilt-edged security issued before that date.
A security falls within this sub-paragraph if it is a gilt-edged securityand—
it was issued under a prospectus under which no securities were issuedbefore 14th March 1989,
it was issued otherwise than on the occasion of the original issue underthe prospectus, and
all the securities issued on the occasion of the original issue under theprospectus are gilt-edged securities which are not deep discount securities.
A security falls within this sub-paragraph if it is not a gilt-edgedsecurity and was issued (at whatever time) under the same prospectus as anyother security which was issued before the security in question and which isnot a deep discount security.
For the purposes of this Schedule “gilt-edged security”has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of the 1979 Act.
The following sub-paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 4(7)—
In the case of a deep discount security issued by a public body, thisparagraph applies where a disposal is made on or after 14th March 1989(whatever the date of acquisition).
In paragraph 11(1) after the words “deep discount security” thereshall be inserted the words “issued by a company”.
The following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 11—
Where any deep discount security issued by a public body is redeemedbefore the redemption date by the body which issued it, paragraph 4 aboveshall have effect subject to paragraph 11(2) above (ignoring the wordsfollowing paragraph (b)).
The following sub-paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 13(2)—
Every public body which issues deep discount securities on or after 1stAugust 1989 shall cause to be shown on the certificate of each such securitythe income element for each income period between the date of issue of thesecurity and the redemption date.
The following shall be inserted after paragraph 14—
In a case where— that paragraph shall not apply to the disposal.
paragraph 4 above would apply (apart from this paragraph) to a disposalof a security, and
immediately before the disposal was made the security was held for thepurposes of an exempt approved scheme (within the meaning of Chapter I of PartXIV),
Sub-paragraph (1) above shall not apply unless the disposal is made on orafter 14th March 1989.
In a case where— that paragraph shall not apply to the disposal.
a security is the subject of a transfer which falls within section 129(3),and
the transfer constitutes a disposal to which (apart from this paragraph)paragraph 4 above would apply,
Sub-paragraph (1) above shall not apply unless the disposal is made on orafter 14th March 1989.
Where on the disposal by trustees of a deep discount security an amountis treated as income chargeable to tax by virtue of paragraph 4(1) above, therate at which it is chargeable shall be a rate equal to the sum of the basicrate and the additional rate for the year of assessment in which the disposalis made.
Where the trustees are trustees of a scheme to which section 469 applies,sub-paragraph (1) above shall not apply if or to the extent that the amountis treated as income in the accounts of the scheme.
Sub-paragraph (1) above shall not apply unless the disposal is made on orafter 14th March 1989.
An underwriting member of Lloyd’s shall be treated for the purposes ofthis Schedule as absolutely entitled as against the trustees to the securitiesforming part of his premiums trust fund, his special reserve fund (if any) andany other trust fund required or authorised by the rules of Lloyd’s, orrequired by the underwriting agent through whom his business or any part ofit is carried on, to be kept in connection with the business.
Sub-paragraph (1) above applies where a disposal is made on or after 14thMarch 1989 (whatever the date of acquisition).
Where a security forms part of a premiums trust fund at the end of 31stDecember of any relevant year, for the purposes of this Schedule the trusteesof the fund shall be deemed to dispose of the security at that time; and forthis purpose relevant years are 1989 and subsequent years.
Where a security forms part of a premiums trust fund at the beginning of1st January of any relevant year, for the purposes of this Schedule thetrustees of the fund shall be deemed to acquire the security at that time; andfor this purpose relevant years are 1990 and subsequent years.
Sub-paragraph (6) below applies where the following state of affairsexists at the beginning of 1st January of any year or the end of 31st Decemberof any year—
securities have been transferred by the trustees of a premiums trust fundin pursuance of an arrangement mentioned in section 129(1) or (2),
the transfer was made to enable another person to fulfil a contract or tomake a transfer,
securities have not been transferred in return, and
section 129(3) applies to the transfer made by the trustees.
The securities transferred by the trustees shall be treated for thepurposes of sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) above as if they formed part of thepremiums trust fund at the beginning of 1st January concerned or the end of31st December concerned (as the case may be).
Paragraph 7 above shall have effect subject to sub-paragraph (3) above.
Paragraph 7(2) above shall not apply where—
the deceased was an underwriting member of Lloyd’s who died on or after14th March 1989, and
immediately before his death the security concerned formed part of apremiums trust fund, a special reserve fund or any other trust fund requiredor authorised by the rules of Lloyd’s, or required by the underwriting agentthrough whom the deceased’s business or any part of it was carried on, to bekept in connection with the business.
In a case where an amount treated as income chargeable to tax by virtueof paragraph 4(1) above constitutes profits or gains mentioned in section450(1)—
section 450(1)(b) shall apply; and
paragraph 4(1)(b) above shall not apply.
For the purpose of computing income tax for the year 1987–88sub-paragraph (9) above shall have effect as if—
the reference to section 450(1) were to paragraph 2 of Schedule 16 to theFinance Act 1973, and
the reference to section 450(1)(b) were to paragraph 2(b) of thatSchedule.
In this paragraph “business” and “premiums trustfund” have the meanings given by section 457.
In a case where— sub-paragraph (2) below shall apply in relation to any gilt-edgedsecurity which has been or is issued under the prospectus at any time (whetherbefore, at or after the time mentioned in paragraph (d) above).
securities have been issued by a public body under a prospectus underwhich no securities were issued before 14th March 1989,
some of the securities issued under the prospectus are gilt-edgedsecurities which are would-be deep discount securities,
some of the securities issued under the prospectus are gilt-edgedsecurities which are not would-be deep discount securities, and
there is a time when the aggregate nominal value of the securities fallingwithin paragraph (b) above (at that time) exceeds the aggregate nominal valueof the securities falling within paragraph (c) above (at that time),
As regards any event occurring in relation to the security after the timementioned in sub-paragraph (1)(d) above, paragraphs 4, 7, 8, 11A, 12 and 14to 18 above shall have effect as if—
the security were a deep discount security,
it had been issued as such (whatever the time it was issued), and
it had been acquired as such (whatever the time it was acquired).
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above a would-be deep discountsecurity is a security which would be a deep discount security apart fromparagraph 1(6) above.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above events, in relation to asecurity, include anything constituting a disposal for the purposes of the1979 Act, the death of a person competent to dispose of the security, adisposal mentioned in paragraph 18(3) above, and an acquisition mentioned inparagraph 18(4) above.
In a case where— sub-paragraph (2) below shall apply in relation to any security which isnot a gilt-edged security but which has been or is issued under the prospectusat any time (whether before, at or after the time mentioned in paragraph (c)above).
all the securities issued by a public body on the occasion of the originalissue under a particular prospectus (whatever the time of the issue) areneither gilt-edged securities nor deep discount securities,
some of the securities issued under the prospectus are not gilt-edgedsecurities but are new would-be deep discount securities, and
there is a time when the aggregate nominal value of the securities fallingwithin paragraph (b) above (at that time) exceeds the aggregate nominal valueof the securities which (looking at the state of affairs at that time) havebeen issued under the prospectus and are neither gilt-edged securities nor newwould-be deep discount securities,
As regards any event occurring in relation to the security after the timementioned in sub-paragraph (1)(c) above, paragraphs 4, 7, 8, 11A, 12 and 14to 18 above shall have effect as if—
the security were a deep discount security,
it had been issued as such (whatever the time it was issued), and
it had been acquired as such (whatever the time it was acquired).
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above a new would-be deep discountsecurity is a security which—
would be a deep discount security apart from paragraph 1(7) above, and
was issued on or after 14th March 1989.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above events, in relation to asecurity, include anything constituting a disposal for the purposes of the1979 Act, the death of a person competent to dispose of the security, adisposal mentioned in paragraph 18(3) above, and an acquisition mentioned inparagraph 18(4) above.
For the purposes of this Schedule a deep gain security is a redeemable security (whenever issued) which fulfils the first and second conditions.
The first condition is that, taking the security at the time it is issuedand assuming redemption, the amount payable on redemption might constitute adeep gain; and if the security is capable of redemption on one of a number ofoccasions, this condition is fulfilled if it is fulfilled as regards any oneof them.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above “redemption” does not include any redemption which may be made before maturity only at the option of the person who issued the security(and no other person).
In the case of a security issued before 13th November 1991, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above “redemption” does not include any redemption which may be made before maturity otherwise than in pursuance of the exercise by the person who holds the security for the time being of an option exercisable only on the effluxion of time or the happening of an event which (judged at the time of the security’s issue) is certain or likely to occur.
In the case of a security issued on or after 13th November 1991, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above “redemption” does not include any redemption which may be made before maturity otherwise than at the option of the person who holds the security for the time being and as regards which the following conditions are fulfilled (judged at the time of the security’s issue)—
the event occasioning redemption is such that, if it occurred and there was no provision for redemption, the interests of the person holding the security at the time of the occurrence might be adversely affected,
the event occasioning redemption is neither certain nor likely to occur,
the event occasioning redemption is not one of a number of events occasioning or allowing redemption before maturity at least one of which is certain or likely to occur, and
the obtaining of a tax advantage by any person is not the main benefit, or one of the main benefits, that might be expected to accrue from the provision for redemption.
The condition set out in sub-paragraph (3B)(a) above is fulfilled if it is fulfilled by reference to any one potential holder, whether or not it is fulfilled by reference to other potential holders. (3D) In a case where— the condition concerned shall not be treated as fulfilled unless it is fulfilled having regard only to circumstances in which (judged at the time of the security’s issue) the right to convert or exchange cannot be or is unlikely to be exercised.
the security is one which under the terms of issue can be converted into or exchanged for a security of a different kind, and
it falls to be decided whether the condition set out in paragraph (b) or (c) of sub-paragraph (3B) above is fulfilled,
In the case of a security issued on or after 13th November 1991, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above “redemption” does not include any redemption which may be made before maturity at the option of the person who holds the security for the time being and as regards which the following conditions are fulfilled (judged at the time of the security’s issue)—
the event allowing the option to be exercised is such that, if it occurred and there was no provision for redemption, the interests of the person holding the security at the time of the occurrence might be adversely affected,
the event allowing the option to be exercised is neither certain nor likely to occur,
the event allowing the option to be exercised is not one of a number of events occasioning or allowing redemption before maturity at least one of which is certain or likely to occur, and
the obtaining of a tax advantage by any person is not the main benefit, or one of the main benefits, that might be expected to accrue from the provision for redemption.
The condition set out in sub-paragraph (3E)(a) above is fulfilled if it is fulfilled by reference to any one potential holder, whether or not it is fulfilled by reference to other potential holders. (3G) In a case where— the condition concerned shall not be treated as fulfilled unless it is fulfilled having regard only to circumstances in which (judged at the time of the security’s issue) the right to convert or exchange cannot be or is unlikely to be exercised.
the security is one which under the terms of issue can be converted into or exchanged for a security of a different kind, and
it falls to be decided whether the condition set out in paragraph (b) or (c) of sub-paragraph (3E) above is fulfilled,
The second condition is that the security—
is not a deep discount security (either because the amount payable onredemption is not known at issue or for some other reason),
is not a share in a company,
is not a qualifying indexed security,
is not a convertible security, and
does not fall within sub-paragraph (5), (6) or (7) below.
A security falls within this sub-paragraph if it is a gilt-edged securityand—
it was issued before 14th March 1989, or
it was issued on or after that date but was issued under the sameprospectus as any gilt-edged security issued before that date.
A security falls within this sub-paragraph if it is a gilt-edged securityand—
it was issued under a prospectus under which no securities were issuedbefore 14th March 1989,
it was issued otherwise than on the occasion of the original issue underthe prospectus, and
all the securities issued on the occasion of the original issue under theprospectus are gilt-edged securities which are not deep gain securities.
A security falls within this sub-paragraph if it is not a gilt-edgedsecurity and was issued (at whatever time) under the same prospectus as anyother security which was issued before the security in question and which isnot a deep gain security.
For the purposes of this paragraph—
a deep discount security is a security which is a deep discount securityfor the purposes of Schedule 4 to the Taxes Act 1988,
“qualifying indexed security” has the meaning given byparagraph 2 below, and
a gilt-edged security is a security which is a gilt-edged security for thepurposes of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 .
For the purposes of this paragraph the amount payable on redemption of asecurity constitutes a deep gain if the issue price is less than the amountso payable, and the amount by which it is less represents more than—
15 per cent. of the amount so payable, or
half Y per cent. of the amount so payable, where Y is the number ofcomplete years between the date of issue and the redemption date.
For the purposes of this paragraph the amount payable on redemption doesnot include any amount payable by way of interest.
For the purposes of paragraph 1 above a qualifying indexed security is asecurity which fulfils each of the conditions set out below.
The first condition is that—
the security is denominated in sterling and under the terms of issue theamount payable on redemption is determined by reference to the movement of theretail prices index,
the security is denominated in a currency other than sterling and underthe terms of issue the amount payable on redemption is determined by referenceto any similar general index of prices which is published by the government,or by an agent of the government, of the territory in whose currency thesecurity is denominated, or
the security was quoted in the official list of arecognised stock exchange at the time it was issued, and under the terms of issue the amount payable on redemption isdetermined by reference to the movement of a published index of prices ofshares quoted in the official list of a recognised stock exchange.
The second condition is that the terms of issue make no provision forconversion into, or redemption in, a currency other than that in which thesecurity is denominated on issue.
The third condition is that under the terms of issue—
interest is payable on the security,
not more than one year can elapse between the day of issue and the firstday on which interest becomes payable, or between any day on which interestbecomes payable and the next day on which it becomes payable,
the interest payable is determined by reference to a rate which is notless than a reasonable commercial rate (judged by reference to the date ofissue and by reference to securities of a similar nature to the one inquestion), and
the interest payable is also determined by reference to the movement ofthe index by reference to which the amount payable on redemption isdetermined.
The fourth condition is that where that index is applied to determine theamount payable on redemption or to determine interest it must, under the termsof issue, be applied precisely and without restriction.
The fifth condition is that—
the security is expressed to be issued for a definite period stated on theface of the security, and
the period so stated commences with the day of issue and is five years ormore.
The sixth condition is that the terms of issue contain no provisionenabling the person who holds the security for the time being to require anyof the following before the expiry of a period which commences with the dayof issue and which is five years or more—
the security to be repurchased by the person who issued it;
the security to be purchased by a person other than the person who issuedit;
the security to be converted into another kind of security;
the security to be redeemed in circumstances other than any of thequalifying circumstances (set out in sub-paragraph (13) below).
The seventh condition is that, where the issue is handled by an agent forthe person making the issue or by an underwriter, the terms on which the agentor underwriter offers the security—
contain no provision for the security to be repurchased by the person whoissued it, converted into another kind of security, or redeemed, before theexpiry of a period which commences with the day of issue and which is fiveyears or more, and
contain no provision enabling the person who holds the security for thetime being to require the security to be purchased, by a person other than theperson who issued it, before the expiry of a period which commences with theday of issue and which is five years or more.
If a security was issued before 9th June 1989, was not quoted in theofficial list of a recognised stock exchange at the time it was issued, butwas quoted in such a list on 8th June 1989, for the purposes of subparagraph(2)(c) above it shall be deemed to have been quoted in that list at the timeit was issued.
If a security was issued on or after 9th June 1989, and was quoted in theofficial list of a recognised stock exchange at a time aftet it was issued butbefore the end of the qualifying period, for the purposes of sub-paragraph(2)(c) above it shall be deemed to have been quoted in that list at the timeit was issued; and the qualifying period is the period of one month beginningwith the day on which the security was issued
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (5) above “redemption” does not include any redemption which may bemade before maturity only at the option of the person who issued the security(and no other person).
In a case where the amount payable on redemption, or the amount ofinterest, is under the terms of issue determined by reference to the movementof the index for a period (a notional period) in place of a later actualperiod (a process commonly known as lagging) the fourth condition shall betreated as fulfilled if the following rules are fulfilled—
under the terms of issue the notional period must start not more thaneight months before the actual period starts and must end not more than eightmonths before the actual period ends, and
where the index is applied for the notional period it must, under theterms of issue, be applied precisely and without restriction.
In a case where the terms of issue contain provision for the amountpayable on redemption to be not less than an amount stated in the terms, theprovision shall not prevent the fourth condition being fulfilled if—
the security was issued before 9th June 1989, and
the amount stated does not constitute a deep gain (within the meaninggiven by paragraph 1(9) above).
In a case where the terms of issue contain provision for the amountpayable on redemption to be not less than a specified percentage of the issueprice, the provision shall not prevent the fourth condition being fulfilledif the specified percentage is not greater than 10.
In a case where— the provision shall not prevent the fourth condition being fulfilled.
the terms of issue contain provision for the amount payable on redemptionin any of the qualifying circumstances (set out in sub-paragraph (13) below)to be not less than an amount stated in the terms, and
the security was issued before 9th June 1989,
In a case where— the provision shall not prevent the fourth condition being fulfilled.
the terms of issue contain provision for the amount payable on redemptionin any of the qualifying circumstances (set out in sub-paragraph (13) below)to be not more than the issue price, and
the security was issued on or after 9th June 1989,
For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (7) , (12) and (12A) above the following are qualifying circumstances—
there is a fundamental change in the rules governing the index and thechange would be detrimental to the interests of the person who holds thesecurity for the time being;
the index ceases to be published without being replaced by a comparableindex;
in the case of a security issued before 13th November 1991, any circumstances except circumstances in which the person who holds the security for the time being exercises an option exercisable only on the effluxion of time or the happening of an event which (judged at the time of the security’s issue) is certain or likely to occur;
in the case of a security issued on or after 13th November 1991, any circumstances for redemption which may be made before maturity otherwise than at the option of the person who holds the security for the time being and as regards which the conditions set out in paragraph 1(3B) above are fulfilled (judged at the time of the security’s issue and read subject to paragraph 1(3C) and (3D) above);
in the case of a security issued on or after 13th November 1991, any circumstances for redemption which may be made before maturity at the option of the person who holds the security for the time being and as regards which the conditions set out in paragraph 1(3E) above are fulfilled (judged at the time of the security’s issue and read subject to paragraph 1(3F) and (3G) above).
In a case where an issue is handled by an agent for the person making theissue, or by an underwriter, for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) and(10) above the terms of issue shall be taken to include any terms on which theagent or underwriter offers the security.
For the purposes of this paragraph the amount payable on redemption doesnot include any amount payable by way of interest.
For the purposes of this paragraph “control” (in relation to acompany) shall be construed in accordance with section 840 of the Taxes Act1988.
For the purposes of paragraph 1 above a security is a convertible securityif—
it was issued by a company before 9th June 1989,
under the terms of issue it can be converted into or exchanged for sharecapital in a company (whether or not the company is the one which issued thesecurity), and
the condition set out in sub-paragraph (2) below is fulfilled.
The condition is that—
at some time in the qualifying period the security was quoted in theofficial list of a recognised stock exchange,
at some time in that period relevant share capital was so quoted, or
each of paragraphs (a) and (b) above is satisfied (though not necessarilyas regards the same time).
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above the qualifying period is theperiod of one month beginning with the day on which the security was issued.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above relevant share capital isshare capital in the company into whose share capital the security can beconverted or for whose share capital the security can be exchanged; andrelevant share capital need not be share capital into or for which thesecurity can be converted or exchanged.
References in this paragraph to share capital are to share capital bywhatever name called.
This paragraph applies where—
securities (old securities) of a particular kind are issued by way of the original issue of securities of that kind,
on a later occasion securities (new securities) of the same kind are issued,
a sum (the extra return) is payable in respect of each new security, by the person issuing it, to reflect the fact that interest is accruing on the old securities,
the issue price of each new security includes an element (whether or not separately identified) representing payment for the extra return, and
the extra return is equal to the amount of interest payable for the relevant period on each old security.
In such a case, the issue price of each new security shall be deemed for the purposes of paragraph 1(9) above to be its actual issue price less an amount equal to the extra return payable in respect of the security.
For the purposes of this paragraph securities are of the same kind if they are treated as being of the same kind by the practice of a recognised stock exchange or would be so treated if dealt with on such a stock exchange.
For the purposes of this paragraph the relevant period is the period beginning with the day following the relevant day and ending with the day on which the new securities are issued.
For the purposes of this paragraph the relevant day is— and an interest payment day, in relation to the old securities, is a day on which interest is payable under them.
the last (or only) interest payment day to fall in respect of the old securities before the day on which the new securities are issued, or
the day on which the old securities were issued, in a case where no interest payment day fell in respect of them before the day on which the new securities are issued;
This paragraph has effect for the purposes of this Schedule.
“Transfer”, in relation to a security, means transfer by wayof sale, exchange, gift or otherwise.
But (notwithstanding sub-paragraph (2) above) “transfer”does not include a transfer made ona conversion of a security into sharecapital in a company.
Where an agreement for the transfer of a security is made, it istransferred, and the person to whom it is agreed to be transferred becomesentitled to it, when the agreement is made and not on a later transfer madepursuant to the agreement; and “entitled”, “transfer” and cognateexpressions shall be construed accordingly.
A person holds a security at a particular time if he is entitled to it atthe time.
A person acquires a security when he becomes entitled to it; and “acquisition” shall be construed accordingly.
If an agreement is conditional (whether on the exercise of an option orotherwise) for the purposes of sub-paragraph (3) above it is made when thecondition is exercised.
This paragraph applies if—
there is a transfer of a deep gain security on or after 14th March 1989(irrespective of when the person making the transfer acquired it), and
the amount obtained on transfer exceeds the amount paid on acquisition.
In such a case—
an amount equal to the difference between those two amounts, less theamount of any costs, shall be treated as income of the person making thetransfer,
the income shall be chargeable to tax under Case III or Case IV (as thecase may be) of Schedule D,
the income shall be treated as arising in the year of assessment in whichthe transfer takes place, and
notwithstanding anything in sections 64 to 67 of the Taxes Act 1988, thetax shall be computed on the income arising in the year of assessment forwhich the computation is made.
For the purposes of this paragraph—
the amount obtained on transfer is the amount obtained, in respect of thetransfer, by the person making it,
the amount paid on acquisition is the amount paid by that person inrespect of his acquisition of the security (or his last acquisition of itbefore the transfer), and
costs are the costs incurred by that person in connection with thetransfer and with his acquisition of the security (or his last acquisition ofit before the transfer).
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3)(a) above the person making thetransfer shall be treated as obtaining in respect of it—
any amount he actually obtains in respect of it, and
any amount he is entitled to obtain, but does not obtain, in respect ofit.
Sub-paragraph (4) above shall not apply where paragraph 7, 8 or 9 belowapplies.
This paragraph applies where—
there is a transfer or redemption of a deep gain security, and
the person making the transfer or (as the case may be) the person who was entitled to the security immediately before redemption is a qualifying company.
For the purposes of paragraph 5 above the amount treated as income—
shall be increased by the amount of any non-trading exchange loss, or the aggregate of the amounts of any non-trading exchange losses, accruing to the company as regards the underlying right for any accrual period or periods constituting or falling within the holding period;
shall (after taking account of paragraph (a) above) be reduced by the amount of any non-trading exchange gain, or the aggregate of the amounts of any non-trading exchange gains, accruing to the company as regards the underlying right for any accrual period or periods constituting or falling within the holding period.
For the purposes of this paragraph—
the underlying right is the right to settlement under the debt on the security;
“accrual period” and “qualifying company” have the same meanings as in Chapter II of Part II of the Finance Act 1993;
the question whether a non-trading exchange gain or loss accrues to the company as regards the underlying right for an accrual period shall be decided in accordance with that Chapter.
For the purposes of this paragraph the holding period is the period which—
begins when the company acquired (or last acquired) the security before the transfer or redemption, and
ends when the transfer or redemption is made.
Paragraph 5 above applies where there is a redemption of a deep gainsecurity as well as where there is a transfer.
In its application by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) above, paragraph 5 aboveshall have effect as if—
references to the person making the transfer were to the person who wasentitled to the security immediately before redemption, and
other references to transfer were to redemption.
Where an individual who is entitled to a security dies, for the purposesof this Schedule—
he shall be treated as transferring it to his personal representativesimmediately before his death, and
he shall be treated as obtaining in respect of the transfer an amountequal to the market value of the security at the time of the transfer.
Where a security is transferred by personal representatives to a legatee,for the purposes of paragraph 5 above they shall be treated as obtaining inrespect of the transfer an amount equal to the market value of the securityat the time of the transfer.
In sub-paragraph (2) above “legatee” includes any person taking (whether beneficiallyor as trustee) under a testamentary disposition or on an intestacy or partialintestacy, including any person taking by virtue of an appropriation by thepersonal representatives in or towards satisfaction of a legacy or otherinterest or share in the deceased’s property.
This paragraph applies where a security is transferred from one person toanother (whether or not on or after 14th March 1989) and they are connectedwith each other.
For the purposes of paragraph 5 above—
the person making the transfer shall be treated as obtaining in respectof it an amount equal to the market value of the security at the time of thetransfer, and
the person to whom the transfer is made shall be treated as paying inrespect of his acquisition of the security an amount equal to that marketvalue.
Section 839 of the Taxes Act 1988 (connected persons) shall apply for thepurposes of this paragraph.
This paragraph applies where a security is transferred from one person toanother (whether or not on or after 14th March 1989) and—
the transfer is made for a consideration which consists of or includesconsideration not in money or money’s worth, or
the transfer is made otherwise than by way of a bargain made at arm’slength.
For the purposes of paragraph 5 above—
the person making the transfer shall be treated as obtaining in respectof it an amount equal to the market value of the security at the time of thetransfer, and
the person to whom the transfer is made shall be treated as paying inrespect of his acquisition of the security an amount equal to that marketvalue.
Where on a transfer or redemption of a security by trustees an amount istreated as income chargeable to tax by virtue of paragraph 5 above, the rateat which it is chargeable shall be the rate applicable to trusts for the year of assessment in which the transfer ismade.
Where the trustees are trustees of a scheme to which section 469 of theTaxes Act 1988 applies, sub-paragraph (1) above shall not apply if or to theextent that the amount is treated as income in the accounts of the scheme.
Where, for the purposes of paragraph 5 above and apart from thisparagraph, the amount obtained on transfer would be an amount expressed in acurrency other than sterling, it shall be treated for those purposes as thesterling equivalent on the day of the transfer of the amount so expressed.
Where, for the purposes of paragraph 5 above and apart from thisparagraph, the amount paid on acquisition would be an amount expressed in acurrency other than sterling, it shall be treated for those purposes as thesterling equivalent on the day of the acquisition of the amount so expressed.
Where, for the purposes of paragraph 5 above and apart from thisparagraph, the amount of the costs incurred by a person in connection with atransfer would be an amount expressed in a currency other than sterling, itshall be treated for those purposes as the sterling equivalent on the day ofthe transfer of the amount so expressed.
Where, for the purposes of paragraph 5 above and apart from thisparagraph, the amount of the costs incurred by a person in connection with anacquisition would be an amount expressed in a currency other than sterling,it shall be treated for those purposes as the sterling equivalent on the dayof the acquisition of the amount so expressed.
In sub-paragraphs (1) and (3) above “transfer” includes “redemption”.
For the purposes of this paragraph the sterling equivalent of an amounton a particular day is the sterling equivalent calculated by reference to theLondon closing rate of exchange for that day.
Sub-paragraph (2) below applies where—
by virtue of paragraph 5(2) above an amount is treated as income of aperson and as chargeable to tax under Case IV of Schedule D, and
the person satisfies the Board, on a claim in that behalf, that he is notdomiciled in the United Kingdom, or that (being a Commonwealth citizen or acitizen of the Republic of Ireland) he is not ordinarily resident in theUnited Kingdom.
In such a case—
any amounts received in the United Kingdom in respect of the amounttreated as income shall be treated as income arising in the year of assessmentin which they are so received, and
paragraph 5(2) above shall have effect with the substitution of paragraph(a) above for paragraph 5(2)(c).
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above—
there shall be treated as received in the United Kingdom all amounts paid,used or enjoyed in, or in any manner or form transmitted or brought to, theUnited Kingdom, and
subsections (6) to (9) of section 65 of the Taxes Act 1988 shall apply asthey apply for the purposes of subsection (5) of that section.
In a case where— that paragraph shall not apply to the transfer or redemption.
paragraph 5 above would apply (apart from this paragraph) to a transferor redemption of a security, and
immediately before the transfer or redemption was made the security washeld for the purposes of an exempt approved scheme (within the meaning ofChapter I of Part XIV of the Taxes Act 1988),
In a case where— that paragraph shall not apply to the transfer or redemption.
paragraph 5 above would apply (apart from this paragraph) to a transferor redemption of a security,
immediately before the transfer or redemption was made the security washeld by a charity, and
the amount which would (apart from this paragraph) be treated as incomeby virtue of paragraph 5 above is applicable and applied for charitablepurposes,
In this paragraph “charity” has the same meaning as in section 506 of the TaxesAct 1988.
In a case where— that paragraph shall not apply to the transfer.
a security is the subject of a transfer which falls within section 129(3)of the Taxes Act 1988, and
paragraph 5 above would apply to the transfer (apart from this paragraph),
In a case where— the transfer shall not be a transfer for those purposes.
a security is the subject of a transfer to which paragraph 5 aboveapplies, and
apart from this paragraph, the transfer would be a transfer for thepurposes of sections 710 to 728 of the Taxes Act 1988,
In a case where paragraph 5 above applies to the redemption of a security,sections 123 and 348 to 350 of the Taxes Act 1988 shall not apply to anyproceeds of the redemption.
Section 108 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 shall apply to theidentification, for the purposes of this Schedule, of deep gain securitiestransferred or redeemed as it applies to the identification, for the purposesof capital gains tax, of deep discount securities disposed of.
Sub-paragraph (2) below applies where—
a security is issued on or after 13th November 1991,
it would be a deep gain security apart from paragraph 1(3B) or (3E) above,
it is redeemed before maturity, and
immediately before redemption it was held by a person connected with the person who issued it.
As regards the redemption, paragraphs 5 to 19 above shall have effect as if—
the security were a deep gain security, and
it had been acquired as such (whatever the time it was acquired).
Sub-paragraph (4) below applies where—
the conditions set out in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (c) above are fulfilled,
the security was transferred in the period ending with redemption and beginning with the day falling one year before the day of redemption, and
the transfer was by a person connected with the person who issued the security.
As regards the transfer, paragraphs 5 to 19 above shall have effect as if—
the security were a deep gain security, and
it had been acquired as such (whatever the time it was acquired).
Section 839 of the Taxes Act 1988 (connected persons) shall apply for the purposes of this paragraph.
In a case where— sub-paragraph (2) below shall apply in relation to any gilt-edgedsecurity which has been or is issued under the prospectus at any time (whetherbefore, at or after the time mentioned in paragraph (d) above).
securities have been issued under a prospectus under which no securitieswere issued before 14th March 1989,
some of the securities issued under the prospectus are gilt-edgedsecurities which are would-be deep gain securities,
some of the securities issued under the prospectus are gilt-edgedsecurities which are not would-be deep gain securities, and
there is a time when the aggregate nominal value of the securities fallingwithin paragraph (b) above (at that time) exceeds the aggregate nominal valueof the securities falling within paragraph (c) above (at that time),
As regards any event occurring in relation to the security after the timementioned in sub-paragraph (1)(d) above, paragraphs 5 to 19 above shall haveeffect as if—
the security were a deep gain security, and
it had been acquired as such (whatever the time it was acquired).
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above a would-be deep gain securityis a security which would be a deep gain security apart from paragraph 1(6)above.
In sub-paragraph (1) above “gilt-edged security” has the same meaning as in paragraph1 above.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above events, in relation to asecurity, include anything constituting a transfer or acquisition for thepurposes of this Schedule.
In a case where— sub-paragraph (2) below shall apply in relation to any security which isnot a gilt-edged security but which has been or is issued under the prospectusat any time (whether before, at or after the time mentioned in paragraph (c)above).
all the securities issued on the occasion of the original issue under aparticular prospectus (whatever the time of the issue) are neither gilt-edgedsecurities nor deep gain securities,
some of the securities issued under the prospectus are not gilt-edgedsecurities but are new would-be deep gain securities, and
there is a time when the aggregate nominal value of the securities fallingwithin paragraph (b) above (at that time) exceeds the aggregate nominal valueof the securities which (looking at the state of affairs at that time) havebeen issued under the prospectus and are neither gilt-edged securities nor newwould-be deep gain securities,
As regards any event occurring in relation to the security after the timementioned in sub-paragraph (1)(c) above, paragraphs 5 to 19 above shall haveeffect as if—
the security were a deep gain security, and
it had been acquired as such (whatever the time it was acquired).
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above , and subject to paragraph 21A below, a new would-be deep gain security is a security which—
would be a deep gain security apart from paragraph 1(7) above, and
was issued on or after 14th March 1989.
In sub-paragraph (1) above “gilt-edged security” has the same meaning as in paragraph1 above.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above events, in relation to asecurity, include anything constituting a transfer or acquisition for thepurposes of this Schedule.
A security which (apart from this paragraph) would be a new would-be deep gain security for the purposes of paragraph 21(1) above is not such a security if the following three conditions are fulfilled.
The first condition is that all the securities issued on the occasion of the original issue were issued before 13th November 1991.
The second condition is that the security is issued on or after 13th November 1991.
The third condition is that, even if paragraph 1(7) above did not prevent the security being a deep gain security, it would nevertheless not be a deep gain security if for the purposes of paragraph 1(2) above “redemption” did not include any redemption which may be made before maturity otherwise than in pursuance of the exercise by the person who holds the security for the time being of an option exercisable only on the effluxion of time or the happening of an event which (judged at the time of the security’s issue) is certain or likely to occur.
Sub-paragraph (2) below applies where—
a qualifying indexed security has been issued,
the person by whom it was issued and the person for the time being holdingit make an agreement, on or after 14th March 1989, varying the terms underwhich it is held, and
the terms as varied are such that, had the security been issued on thoseterms, it would be a deep gain security.
As regards any event occurring in relation to the security after theagreement is made, paragraphs 5 to 19 above shall have effect as if—
the security were a deep gain security, and
it had been acquired as such (whatever the time it was acquired).
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above events, in relation to asecurity, include anything constituting a transfer or acquisition for thepurposes of this Schedule.
In this paragraph “qualifying indexed security” has the meaning given byparagraph 2 above.
Sub-paragraph (2) below applies where—
a security is a qualifying convertible security, for the purposes ofSchedule 10 to the Finance Act 1990, at the time of its issue,
apart from paragraph 21 of Schedule 4 to the Taxes Act 1988, it would bea deep discount security at that time, and
at a later time it ceases to be a qualifying convertible security for thepurposes of Schedule 10 to the Finance Act 1990.
As regards any event occurring in relation to the security after the timementioned in sub-paragraph (1)(c) above, paragraphs 5 to 19 above shall haveeffect as if—
the security were a deep gain security, and
it had been acquired as such (whatever the time it was acquired).
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above events, in relation to asecurity, include anything constituting a transfer or acquisition for thepurposes of this Schedule.
In a case where— then (subject to sub-paragraph(3) below) the security shall be treated,at the time of its issue and at all subsequent times, as not being a deep gainsecurity.
a security is a qualifying convertible security, for the purposes ofSchedule 10 to the Finance Act 1990, at the time of its issue, and
apart from this sub-paragraph it would be a deep gain security at thattime,
Sub-paragraph (3) below applies where—
sub-paragraph (1) above applies in the case of a security, and
at a time after its issue it ceases to be a qualifying convertiblesecurity for the purposes of Schedule 10 to the Finance Act 1990.
As regards any event occurring in relation to the security after the timementioned in sub-paragraph (2)(b) above, paragraphs 5 to 19 above shall haveeffect as if—
the security were a deep gain security, and
it had been acquired as such (whatever the time it was acquired).
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3)above events, in relation to asecurity, include anything constituting a transfer or acquisition for thepurposes of this Schedule.
This paragraph applies to a security whose terms contain no particular date by which it is to be redeemed.
In the case of such a security the following expressions, wherever they appear in this Schedule, shall be construed as if the words “before maturity” were omitted—
the expression “redemption which may be made before maturity”;
the expression “redemption before maturity”;
the expression “redeemed before maturity”.
The Treasury may make regulations amending paragraph 2 above so as to doone or more of the following—
vary any condition for the time being set out in that paragraph;
omit any condition for the time being so set out;
add a new condition to any for the time being so set out;
substitute a condition or conditions for any condition or conditions forthe time being so set out.
Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) above—
shall be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuanceof a resolution of the House of Commons,
shall apply where there is a transfer within the meaning of this Schedule,or a redemption, on or after such day as may be specified in the regulations,and
may include such supplementary, incidental, consequential or transitionalprovisions as appear to the Treasury to be necessary or expedient.
Section 107.
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In section 13 of the Taxes Act 1988 (small companies’ rate) in subsection(9) for the words “paragraph 17 of Schedule 19” there shall besubstituted the words “paragraphs 2 to 4 of Schedule 12 to the Finance Act1989”.
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In section 187(3) of the Taxes Act 1988 (cases in which a person has amaterial interest in a company for the purposes of sections 185 to 187 of, andSchedules 9 and 10 to, that Act) for the words from “in a company” to theend of paragraph (b) there shall be substituted—
is the beneficial owner of, or able, directly or through the medium ofother companies, or by any other indirect means to control, more than 25 percent., or in the case of a share option scheme which is not a savings-relatedshare option scheme more than 10 per cent., of the ordinary share capital ofthe company, or
where the company is a close company, possesses, or is entitled toacquire, such rights as would, in the event of the winding-up of the companyor in any other circumstances, give an entitlement to receive more than 25 percent., or in the case of a share option scheme which is not a savings-relatedshare option scheme more than 10 per cent., of the assets which would then beavailable for distribution among the participators.
This paragraph shall have effect in relation to accounting periods beginning after 31st March 1989.
In section 214 of the Taxes Act 1988 (chargeable payments connected with exempt distributions) in subsection (1)(c) for the words from “338(2)(a)”to “Schedule 19” there shall be substituted the words “and338(2)(a)”.
This paragraph shall have effect in relation to accounting periods beginning after 31st March 1989, except in any case where section 427(4) ofthe Taxes Act 1988 has effect by virtue of section 103(2) of this Act.
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This paragraph shall have effect in relation to accounting periods beginning after 31st March 1989.
In section 576 of the Taxes Act 1988 (which relates to relief for losses on certain unquoted shares) in subsection (5), for paragraph (a) of the definition of “trading company” there shall be substituted—
a company whose business consists wholly or mainly of the carrying on ofa trade or trades
This paragraph shall have effect in relation to disposals made after 31stMarch 1989.
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Paragraph 7 of Schedule 8 to the Taxes Act 1988 (cases in which a person has a material interest in a company for the purposes of a profit-related pay scheme) shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.
In sub-paragraph (2) for the words from “in a company” onwards there shall be substituted—
is the beneficial owner of, or able, directly or through the medium of other companies, or by any other indirect means to control, more than 25 percent. of the ordinary share capital of the company, or
in the case of a close company, possesses, or is entitled to acquire, such rights as would, in the event of the winding-up of the company or in any other circumstances, give an entitlement to receive more than 25 per cent. of the assets which would then be available for distribution among the participators
In sub-paragraph (3) the second “and” shall be omitted and after the definition of “control” there shall be inserted
This paragraph shall have effect in relation to accounting periods beginning after 31st March 1989.
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Section 181.
Section 32 of the Broadcasting Act 1981 (rentalpayments by programme contractors) shall be amended as follows.
In subsection (1)(b), after the word “amounts” there shall beinserted the words “in respect of profits and in respect of advertisingrevenue”.
In subsection (2)(b), after the word “amounts” there shall beinserted the words “in respect of profits”.
In subsection (4), for the word “Table”, where it first occurs, thereshall be substituted the word “Tables” and the following Tables shall besubstituted for the Table in that subsection—
a nil rate, instead of the relevant revenue rate, is applicable in thecase of persons who are DBS programme contractors or DBS teletext contractors;
the relevant revenue rate is 10 per cent; and
the free slice for advertising revenue is £15 million or, in thecase of a TV programme contractor, that amount with the addition of thepayments payable by him in pursuance of section 13(2).
a nil rate, instead of the relevant profits rate, is applicable in thecase of—
programme contractors who provide local sound broadcasts, and
DBS programme contractors or DBS teletext contractors;
the relevant profits rate is 25 per cent; and
the free slice for profits is £2 million.
Subsection (4A) shall be omitted.
In subsection (5), for the words “relevant sum mentioned in subsection(4A)” there shall be substituted the words “relevant sum mentioned in theTables above”.
In subsection (7), after the words “additional payments” there shallbe inserted the words “in respect of profits”.
In subsection (8), for the words “any of the provisions of subsections(4), (4A)” there shall be substituted the words “any of the provisionsof subsections (4)”.
For subsection (9) there shall be substituted the followingsubsections—
The power of the Secretary of State under subsection (8) shall includepower to amend the provisions in question as there mentioned—
only in their application in relation to the additional payments mentionedin subsection (1)(b); or
only in their application in relation to the additional payments mentionedin subsection (2)(b); or
differently in their application as mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b)respectively; or
only in their application in relation to additional payments in respectof advertising revenue; or
only in their application in relation to additional payments in respectof profits; or
differently in their application as mentioned in paragraphs (d) and (e)respectively.
In the application of the provisions mentioned in subsection (8) inrelation to the additional payments mentioned in subsection (1)(b), the powerof the Secretary of State under subsection (8) shall also include power toamend those provisions as mentioned in subsection (8)—
only in relation to persons who are TV programme contractors (includingpersons who are both TV programme contractors and teletext contractors); or
only in relation to persons who are DBS programme contractors (includingpersons who are both DBS programme contractors and teletext contractors); or
only in relation to persons who are teletext contractors (other than DBSteletext contractors) but are not TV or DBS programme contractors; or
only in relation to persons who are DBS teletext contractors but are notTV or DBS programme contractors; or
differently in relation to persons within paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d)respectively.
Section 33 of the Broadcasting Act 1981 (supplementalprovisions) shall be amended as follows.
In subsection (1), for the words “advertising receipts” there shallbe substituted the words “advertising revenue”.
In subsection (2), for the words “advertising receipts” there shallbe substituted the words “advertising revenue” and for the words “thosereceipts derive” there shall be substituted the words “the revenuederives”.
In subsection (3)(c), for the words “advertising receipts” thereshall be substituted the words “advertising revenue” and for the word “derive” there shall be substituted the word “derives”.
Section 34 of the Broadcasting Act 1981 (instalments payable on accountby programme contractors for their accounting periods) shall be amended asfollows.
In subsection (3)(c), for the words “receipts are” there shall besubstituted the words “revenue is”.
Section 35 of the Broadcasting Act 1981 (provision forsupplementing additional payments) shall be amended as follows.
In subsection (1)—
in paragraph (a), after the words “additional payments” there shallbe inserted the words “in respect of profits”;
in paragraph (b)(ii), the words “in the case of second categoryprofits,” shall be omitted; and
at the end, there shall be added the words “in respect of profits of hisfor that period”.
In this paragraph—
Any contract between the Authority and a programme contractor which is inforce immediately before the day on which section 181 of this Act comes intoforce shall, until it is varied or superseded by a further contract betweenthem or expires or is otherwise terminated (whichever first occurs), be deemedto be modified by virtue of this Schedule so as— and (subject to paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the 1981 Act) any provisionsof the contract which provide for arbitration as to any matters contained inthe contract in accordance with the existing statutory provisions shall beconstrued as making the like provision for arbitration in relation to mattersdeemed to be included in the contract by virtue of this sub-paragraph.
to substitute provisions in conformity with the new statutory provisionsfor so much of the contract as is in accordance with the existing statutoryprovisions and is not in conformity with the new statutory provisions, and
to incorporate in the contract such additional provisions as a contractbetween the Authority and a programme contractor is required to include inaccordance with the new statutory provisions;
Where it appears to the Authority that the new statutory provisions callfor the inclusion of additional terms in any such contract, but do not affordsufficient particulars of what those terms should be, the Authority may, afterconsulting the programme contractor, decide what those terms are to be.
This paragraph shall not be taken to have effect in relation to anycontract entered into by a programme contractor and any person other than theAuthority before the day on which section 181 of this Act comes into force.
Where any accounting period of a programme contractor begins before 1stJanuary 1990 and ends after 31st December 1989, the additional paymentspayable by the programme contractor in relation to that accounting periodunder section 32 of the Broadcasting Act 1981 shall be theaggregate of—
the amounts payable by him on the assumption that section 181 of this Actwas not in force at any time during the accounting period, multipliedby— and
the amounts payable by him on the assumption that that section was inforce throughout the accounting period, multiplied by—
Where, under the existing statutory provisions, any excess of firstcategory expenditure over first category income of a programme contractorwould have been carried forward and treated as relevant first categoryexpenditure of his for an accounting period ending after 31st December 1989if those provisions had applied in relation to that period then the excessshall be carried forward and treated, under the new statutory provisions, asrelevant expenditure of the contractor for any accounting period which endsafter that date.
In this Part of this Schedule, references to programme contractors shallbe read as including references to teletext contractors.
Section 187.
The repeal of Group 6 of Schedule 5 to the Value Added Tax Act 1983 haseffect in relation to supplies made on or after 1st April 1989.
The remaining repeals have effect in accordance with Schedule 3 to thisAct.
The repeals in sections 131 and 149 and of section 170 of the Income andCorporation Taxes Act 1988 have effect in accordance with section 42 of thisAct.
The repeals in sections 231 and 824 of the Income and Corporation TaxesAct 1988 have effect in accordance with sections 110 and 111 of this Act.
The repeals in sections 433 to 435 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act1988 have effect in accordance with section 84(5) of this Act and the repealof section 436(3)(b) of that Act has effect in accordance with section 87(5)of this Act.
The repeals in sections 590, 595, 596 and 600 of, and in Schedule 23 to,the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 have effect in accordance withSchedule 6 to this Act.
The repeals in sections 635, 645 and 655 of the Income and CorporationTaxes Act 1988 have effect in accordance with Schedule 7 to this Act.
The repeal of section 769(7)(b) and (c) of the Income and CorporationTaxes Act 1988 has effect in accordance with section 100 of this Act.
The repeal in the Finance Act 1988 has effect in relation to offers madeon or after 11th October 1988.
The repeal in section 98 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 and the repealof paragraph 17 of Schedule 19 to the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988have effect on and after the day on which this Act is passed.
The repeal in section 89 of the Capital Gains Tax Act 1979 (and thecorresponding repeal in Schedule 29 to the Income and Corporation Taxes Act1988) have effect where the due date of issue of the share capital issued toa close company falls in an accounting period of the company beginning after31st March 1989.
The repeal of section 414(3) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988has effect from 1st April 1989.
The repeal of sections 423 to 430 of, and Schedule 19 to, the Income andCorporation Taxes Act 1988 has effect in accordance with section 103 of thisAct.
The repeals in section 681 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988have effect in relation to the income of bodies corporate for accountingperiods beginning after 31st March 1989.
The remaining repeals have effect in relation to accounting periodsbeginning after 31st March 1989.
The repeal in paragraph 7(1)(b) of Schedule 8 to the Finance Act 1971 haseffect in cases where machinery or plant is brought into use on or after theday on which this Act is passed.
The repeals in sections 68 and 87(4) of the Capital Allowances Act 1968and in paragraphs 1 to 3 and 11 of Schedule 15 to the Finance Act 1986 haveeffect in relation to chargeable periods beginning on or after 6th April 1993.
The repeal in section 521(5) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988has effect in accordance with paragraph 27 of Schedule 13 to this Act.
The repeals of the provisions listed in sub-paragraph (5) of paragraph 28of Schedule 13 to this Act have effect in accordance with that paragraph.
The repeal in the Finance Act 1973 has effect in accordance with section130 of this Act.
The repeal in section 142A of the Capital Gains Tax Act 1979 has effectin accordance with section 92 of this Act.
The repeal of section 81 of the Finance Act 1982 has effect in relationto disposals on or after 6th April 1989 or, in the case of section 81(1)(b),assets acquired on or after that date.
The repeal of section 64(2)(a) of the Finance Act 1984 has effect inaccordance with section 139(1) of this Act.
The repeal in section 97(2) of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 has effect inaccordance with section 138(7) of this Act.
The repeal in the Finance (No.2) Act 1987 has effect in accordance withsection 140 of this Act.
The remaining repeals have effect in relation to disposals on or after14th March 1989 (except that they shall not have effect in relation to sucha disposal in a case where the enactment in question operates in consequenceof relief having been given under section 79 of the Finance Act 1980 inrespect of a disposal made before that date).
The repeals in sections 16, 53 and 98 of the Taxes Management Act 1970have effect in accordance with section 164 of this Act.
The repeals in sections 20 and 20B of the Taxes Management Act 1970 andsection 126 of the Finance Act 1988 have effect with respect to notices given,or warrants issued, on or after the day on which this Act is passed.
The repeals of sections 37 to 39, in section 40, of section 41 and insection 118 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 and in Schedule 3 to the FinanceAct 1988 have effect in accordance with section 149 of this Act.
The repeals in section 61 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 come into forceon the day appointed under section 152(7) of this Act.
The repeals in sections 86 and 87 of the Taxes Management Act 1970, theFinance (No.2) Act 1975, the Finance Act 1980 and sections 824 and 825 of theIncome and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 have effect in accordance with section158 of this Act.
The repeal in the Finance Act 1982 has effect in accordance with section156(4) of this Act.
The repeal of subsection (2) of section 165 of this Act has effect inrelation to failures beginning on or after the day appointed under thatsubsection.