[F12(1)For subsection (1) of section 152 (roll-over relief) substitute—U.K.
“(1)If—
(a)company B was carrying on a trade at the time when it disposed of the relevant asset to company A,
(b)the relevant asset was used, and used only, for the purposes of that trade throughout the period when it was owned by company B,
(c)an amount that is not less than the deemed sale consideration is applied by company A in acquiring other assets, or an interest in other assets (“the new assets”),
(d)on acquisition the new assets are taken into use, and used only, for the purposes of a trade carried on by company A,
(e)both the relevant asset and the new assets are within the classes of assets listed in section 155, and
(f)company A makes a claim as respects the amount applied as mentioned in paragraph (c),
company A shall be treated for the purposes of this Act as if the deemed sale consideration were (if otherwise of a greater amount) reduced to such amount as would secure that neither a gain nor a loss accrues to the company in respect of the deemed sale.
(1A)Where subsection (1) applies, company A shall be treated for the purposes of this Act as if the amount or value of the consideration for the acquisition of, or of the interest in, the new assets were reduced by the same amount as the amount of the reduction under that subsection.
(1B)Subsection (1) does not affect the value at which company A is treated by virtue of section 179 as having reacquired the relevant asset.
(1C)Subsection (1A) does not affect the treatment for the purposes of this Act of the other party to the transaction involving the new assets.”.
(2)In subsection (2) of that section (application of subsection (1) where old assets held on 6th April 1965)—
(a)for “subsection (1)(a)” substitute “subsection (1)”;
(b)for “subsection (1)(b)” substitute “subsection (1A)”.
(3)In subsection (3) of that section (reinvestment period), for “after the disposal of, or of the interest in, the old assets” substitute “after the time of accrual”.
(4)In subsection (5) of that section (new assets must be acquired for purposes of trade), for “the trade” substitute “the trade carried on by company A”.
(5)In subsection (6) of that section (apportionment where part of building etc not used for purposes of trade), omit “or disposal” and insert at the end “or of the deemed sale consideration”.
(6)After that subsection insert—
“(6A)In subsection (6) “period of ownership”, in relation to the relevant asset, means the period during which the asset was owned by company B.”.
(7)In subsection (7) of that section (apportionment where old assets not used for purposes of trade throughout period of ownership)—
(a)for the words from the beginning to “period of ownership” substitute “If the relevant asset was not used for the purposes of the trade carried on by company B throughout the period during which it was owned by that company”;
(b)for the words from “or disposal” to the end substitute “of the asset or of the deemed sale consideration”.
(8)In subsection (9) of that section (“period of ownership” does not include period before 31st March 1982), for ““period of ownership” does not” substitute “the references to the period during which the relevant asset was owned by company B do not”.
(9)In subsection (11) of that section (apportionment of consideration for assets not all of which are subject of claim), omit “or disposal” and insert at the end “; and similarly in relation to the deemed sale consideration”.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 7AB inserted (with application in accordance with s. 43(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2002 (c. 23), s. 43(2), Sch. 7