Finance Act 2000

95 Disposal of interest in non-resident settlement

(1) Section 85 of the [1992 c. 12.] Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (disposal of interest in non-resident settlements) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2) (market value uplift for interest where trustees become non-resident) for “Subject to subsections (4) and (9) below,” substitute “Subject to subsections (4), (9) and (10) below,”.

(3) In subsection (5) (market value uplift for interest where trustees become treaty non-resident), at the beginning insert “Subject to subsection (10) below,”.

(4) After subsection (9) add—

“(10) Subsection (3) or (7) above does not apply to the disposal of an interest created by or arising under a settlement which has relevant offshore gains at the material time.

The material time is—

(a) in relation to subsection (3) above, the relevant time within the meaning of section 80;

(b) in relation to subsection (7) above, the time found under subsection (8) above.

(11) For the purposes of subsection (10) above, a settlement has relevant offshore gains at any time if, were the year of assessment to end at that time, there would be an amount of trust gains which by virtue of section 89(2) or paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 4C would be available to be treated as chargeable gains accruing to any beneficiaries of the settlement receiving capital payments in the following year of assessment.”.

(5) This section applies where the material time (within the meaning of section 85(10) of the [1992 c. 12.] Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, inserted by subsection (4) above) falls on or after 21st March 2000.