Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12)

Part IV U.K. Shares, securities, options etc.

Chapter II U.K. Reorganisation of share capital, conversion of securities etc.

[F1 Transfers concerning companies of different member States] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Cross heading inserted (retrosp.) by 1992 c. 48, s.44

[F2 140B Section 140A: anti-avoidance. U.K.

(1) Section 140A shall not apply unless the transfer of the trade or part is effected for bona fide commercial reasons and does not form part of a scheme or arrangements of which the main purpose, or one of the main purposes, is avoidance of liability to income tax, corporation tax or capital gains tax.

(2) Subsection (1) above shall not apply where, before the transfer, the Board have on the application of company A and company B notified those companies that the Board are satisfied that the transfer will be effected for bona fide commercial reasons and will not form part of any such scheme or arrangements as are mentioned in that subsection.

(3) Subsections (2) to (5) of section 138 shall have effect in relation to subsection (2) above as they have effect in relation to subsection (1) of that section.]

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 140B inserted (retrosp.) by 1992 c. 48, s.44