Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

61 Interpretation

(1) In this Chapter—

• “associate” has the meaning given by section 60;

• “associated company” has the meaning given by section 416 of ICTA;

• “business” means any trade, profession or vocation and includes a Schedule A business;

• “company” means a body corporate or unincorporated association, and does not include a partnership;

• “employer’s national insurance contributions” means secondary Class 1 or Class 1A national insurance contributions;

• “engagement to which this Chapter applies” has the meaning given by section 49(5);

• “national insurance contributions” means contributions under Part 1 of SSCBA 1992 or Part 1 of SSCB(NI)A 1992;

• “PAYE provisions” means the provisions of Part 11 or PAYE regulations;

• “the relevant engagements” has the meaning given by section 50(4).

(2) References in this Chapter to payments or benefits received or receivable from a partnership or unincorporated association include payments or benefits to which a person is or may be entitled in the person’s capacity as a member of the partnership or association.

(3) For the purposes of this Chapter—

(a) anything done by or in relation to an associate of an intermediary is treated as done by or in relation to the intermediary, and

(b) a payment or other benefit provided to a member of an individual’s family or household is treated as provided to the individual.

(4) For the purposes of this Chapter a man and a woman living together as husband and wife are treated as if they were married to each other.