Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4)

Part 8 U.K. Oil activities

Chapter 7 U.K. Reduction of supplementary charge for certain new oil fields

Change in equity share: activation of allowance U.K.

342 Introduction to sections 343 and 344 U.K.

(1) Sections 343 and 344 apply to a company in respect of a new oil field and an accounting period if the following conditions are met.

(2) Condition A is that the company is a licensee in the field for the whole, or for part, of the accounting period.

(3) Condition B is that the company's share of the equity in the field is different at different times during the accounting period.

(4) Condition C is that the company holds an unactivated amount of field allowance for the field at any time during the accounting period.

(5) Condition D is that the company has relevant income from the field in the accounting period.

(6) In a case where a company has three or more different shares of the equity in a new oil field during a particular day, sections 343 and 344 (in particular provisions relating to the beginning or end of a day) have effect subject to the necessary modifications.