Finance Act 1985

Part I U.K. Amendments of M1 Finance Act 1982

Marginal Citations

M1 1982 c. 39

1 (1) In section 86, in subsection (1), paragraphs (b) and (c) and the word “and” at the end of paragraph (a) shall be omitted.

X1 (2) In subsection (2) of that section, for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted—

“(a) “the unindexed gain or loss” means the amount of the gain or loss on the disposal computed in accordance with Chapter II of Part II of the Capital Gains Tax Act 1979 and, if there is neither a gain nor a loss on the disposal as so computed, the unindexed gain or loss shall be nil];”

and in paragraph (b) for the words “gross gain” there shall be substituted “unindexed gain or loss”.

X1 (3) In subsection (4) of that section for the words from “allowed” to “extinguish it” there shall be substituted “set against the unindexed gain or, as the case may be, added to the unindexed loss so as to give the gain or loss for the purposes of the Capital Gains Tax Act 1979 as follows,—

(a) if there is an unindexed gain, the indexation allowance shall be deducted from the gain and, if the allowance exceeds the unindexed gain, the excess shall constitute a loss;

(b) if there is an unindexed loss, the indexation allowance shall be added to it so as to increase the loss; and

(c) if the unindexed gain or loss is nil, there shall be a loss equal to the indexation allowance”.

(4) Subsection (5) of that section shall be omitted.

Editorial Information

X1 Part of the text of ss. 67(2), 72(6), 90(3)-(5), 91(1) and (3), 92(2)(4), 96(1), Sch. 19 paras. 1(2)(3), 2(2), 3(3), 5(5)( a ), 20(2), Sch. 27 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals that may have been made prior to 1.2.1991

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Finance Act 1988 (c. 39, SIF 63:1,2), s. 113—paragraphs 1(3), 2 and 5 not to apply to certain disposals of building society and industrial and provident society shares made on or after 4 July 1987. Finance Act 1990 (c. 29,SIF 63:1, 2), s. 54—paras. 1(3), 2, 5, 7(3), 8(1)(b) and (c), 11 to 15, 18, 22 and 23 not to apply to certain building society shares etc. held by collective investment schemes and disposed of on or after 20 March 1990.

2 (1) In sections 87, in subsection (2), in the definition of “RI” the words “which is the twelfth month after that” shall be omitted.

X2 (2) In subsection (3) of that section, for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted—

“[(a) the expenditure is attributable to the acquisition of relevant securities, within the meaning of section 88 below, which are disposed of within the period of ten days beginning on the day on which the expenditure was incurred, or].”

Editorial Information

X2 Part of the text of ss. 67(2), 72(6), 90(3)-(5), 91(1) and (3), 92(2)(4), 96(1), Sch. 19 paras. 1(2)(3), 2(2), 3(3), 5(5)( a ), 20(2), Sch. 27 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals that may have been made prior to 1.2.1991

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 Finance Act 1988 (c. 39, SIF 63:1,2), s. 113—paragraphs 1(3), 2 and 5 not to apply to certain disposals of building society and industrial and provident society shares made on or after 4 July 1987. Finance Act 1990 (c. 29,SIF 63:1, 2), s. 54—paras. 1(3), 2, 5, 7(3), 8(1)(b) and (c), 11 to 15, 18, 22 and 23 not to apply to certain building society shares etc. held by collective investment schemes and disposed of on or after 20 March 1990.

3 (1) In section 88, in each of subsections (1) to (5) and (7) and (8) for the word “securities” (or “Securities”) where it first occurs there shall be substituted “relevant securities” (or “Relevant securities”).

(2) The following provisions of that section shall be omitted—

(a) in subsection (1) the words “and section 89 below” and “section 89 below”; and

(b) subsection (5A).

X3 (3) In subsection (9) of that section, for the words from “securities”, where that word first occurs, to the end of paragraph (b) there shall be substituted ““relevant securities” means—

(a) securities, within the meaning of[Section 710 of the Taxes Act 1988

(b) deep discount securities, within the meaning of [Schedule 4 to that Act]; and

(c) securities which are, or have at any time been, material interests in a non–qualifying offshore fund, within the meaning of Chapter [V of Part XVII of the Taxes Act 1988].”.

Editorial Information

X3 Part of the text of ss. 67(2), 72(6), 90(3)-(5), 91(1) and (3), 92(2)(4), 96(1), Sch. 19 paras. 1(2)(3), 2(2), 3(3), 5(5)( a ), 20(2), Sch. 27 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals that may have been made prior to 1.2.1991

4 Section 89 (identification of securities: special rules) shall be omitted.

5 (1) In Schedule 13, in paragraph 1(a), for the words “gross gain” there shall be substituted “unindexed gain or loss”.

(2) In paragraph 2 of that Schedule, in sub-paragraph (1) the words “subsection (5)(b) of that section or” shall be omitted and in sub-paragraph (3)—

(a) the words “and which falls within subsection (1)(b) of section 86 of this Act” shall be omitted; and

(b) in paragraph (b) for the words “a gross gain” there shall be substituted the words “an unindexed gain”.

(3) Paragraph 3 of that Schedule shall be omitted.

(4) In paragraph 4(1) of that Schedule, the words “occurring after the beginning of the qualifying period” shall be omitted.

(5) In paragraph 6 of that Schedule—

X4 (a) in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for the words “qualifying period” there shall be substituted “period of twelve months beginning on the date of the issue of the shares, securities or debentures”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (2)(a) for the words “qualifying period” there shall be substituted “period referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) above”.

(6) In paragraph 7 of that Schedule, sub-paragraph (2) shall be omitted .

Editorial Information

X4 Part of the text of ss. 67(2), 72(6), 90(3)-(5), 91(1) and (3), 92(2)(4), 96(1), Sch. 19 paras. 1(2)(3), 2(2), 3(3), 5(5)( a ), 20(2), Sch. 27 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals that may have been made prior to 1.2.1991

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3 Finance Act 1988 (c. 39, SIF63:1, 2), s. 113—paragraphs 1(3), 2 and 5, 7(3), 8(1)(b) and (c), 11 to 15, 18, 22 and 23 not to apply to certain disposals of building society and industrial and provident society shares made on or after 4 July 1987. Finance Act 1990 (c. 29,SIF 63:1, 2), s. 54—paras. 1(3), 2, 5, 7(3), 8(1)(b) and (c), 11 to 15, 18, 22 and 23 not to apply to certain disposals of building society shares etc. held by collective investment schemes and disposed of on or after 20 March 1990.