Petroleum Revenue Tax Act 1980

2 (1) There shall first be determined whether a computation made in accordance with section 2 as modified by the following provisions of this paragraph would result in an assessable profit, an allowable loss or neither an assessable profit or allowable loss and, if it would result in an assessable profit or allowable loss, the amount of that profit or loss. U.K.

(2) The market value, price and amounts referred to in section 2(5), (6)(b)(ii) and (7)(b) and (c) shall be taken from the particulars included in the return in pursuance of paragraph 2(2) and (3) of Schedule 2.

[F1 (2A) The amount of any tariff or disposal receipts, within the meaning of the Oil Taxation Act 1983, shall be taken from the particulars included in the return referred to in sub-paragraph (2), and any amount by which any of those tariff receipts are to be treated as reduced under section 9 of that Act shall be determined accordingly.]

(3) The amount referred to in section 2(8)(b) shall be treated as nil and section 2(9)(a), (10) and (11) shall be omitted.

(4) Any expenditure in respect of which a claim has been made under Schedule 5, 6 or 7 and in respect of which the Board have not notified their decision under that Schedule may be treated for the purposes of section 2(9)(b), (c) [F2 ,d, [F3 (f) or (g)]]

(a) as having been allowed; and

(b) in the case of expenditure claimed as qualifying for supplement under section 2(9)(b)(ii) or (c)(ii), as having been allowed as so qualifying.

(5) The participator’s share of any expenditure which by virtue of sub-paragraph (4) above is treated as having been allowed on a claim under Schedule 5 shall be the share proposed in the claim in pursuance of paragraph 2(4)(b) of that Schedule.

(6) Any loss in respect of which a claim has been made under Schedule 8 and in respect of which the Board have not notified their decision under that Schedule may be treated for the purposes of section 2(9)(e) as having been allowed.

(7) No expenditure or loss shall be taken into account under sub-paragraph (4), (5) or (6) above in relation to more than one chargeable period or more than one oil field.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. para. 2(2A) inserted by Oil Taxation Act 1983 (c. 56), s. 10(6)

F2 Words substituted by Finance Act 1983 (c. 28), s. 37(2), Sch. 8 Part II para. 7.

F3 Words substituted by Finance Act 1987 (c. 16), s. 64(2), Sch. 13 Part II para. 6.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 See Oil Taxation Act 1983 (c. 56), Sch. 4 para. 15 in relation to receipts attributable to U.K. use of foreign field asset.

C2 See Finance Act 1981 (c. 35), s. 111(6)— restriction of uplift on expenditure incurred after 31 December 1980.