Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1)

SCHEDULES

[F1 SCHEDULE 19B U.K. Petroleum extraction activities: exploration expenditure supplement

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 19B inserted (22.7.2004) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), s. 286(3), Sch. 38

Part 2 U.K. Application and interpretation]

Qualifying E&A expenditure U.K.

6 (1) For the purposes of this Schedule “qualifying E&A expenditure”is any expenditure as respects which the following conditions are satisfied.

(2) Condition 1 is that the expenditure is incurred on or after 1st January 2004 [F2 but before 1st January 2006].

(3) Condition 2 is that, for the purposes of Part 6 of the Capital Allowances Act, the expenditure is qualifying expenditure incurred on research and development consisting of oil and gas exploration and appraisal (see section 437(2)(b) of that Act).

(4) Condition 3 is that an allowance under section 441 of that Act is claimed in respect of the expenditure.

(5) Condition 4 is that the expenditure is incurred in the course of oil extraction activities.

(6) Condition 5 is that—

(a) those oil extraction activities are comprised in a ring fence trade, or

(b) after incurring the expenditure, the person incurring it sets up and commences a ring fence trade connected with the research and development.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Sch. 19B para. 6(2) inserted (19.7.2006) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 154(6)