Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988

831 Interpretation of this Act. U.K.

(1) M1 In this Act, except so far as the context otherwise requires—

(a) “the Corporation Tax Acts” means the enactments relating to the taxation of the income and chargeable gains of companies and of company distributions (including provisions relating also to income tax); and

(b) “the Income Tax Acts” means the enactments relating to income tax, including any provisions of the Corporation Tax Acts which relate to income tax.

(2) In this Act “the Tax Acts”, except so far as the context otherwise requires, means this Act and all other provisions of the Income Tax Acts and the Corporation Tax Acts.

(3) In this Act—

• [F1 “CTA 2009” means the Corporation Tax Act 2009;]

• [F2 “CTA 2010” means the Corporation Tax Act 2010;]

• [F3 “ITEPA 2003” means the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003;]

• [F4 “ITTOIA 2005” means the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005;]

• [F5 “ITA 2007” means the Income Tax Act 2007;]

• “the Management Act” means the Taxes Management Act 1970;

• [F6 “TIOPA 2010” means the Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010;]

• “the 1968 Act” means the Capital Allowances Act 1968;

• “the 1970 Act” means the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970; and

• “the 1979 Act” means the Capital Gains Tax Act 1979.

• [F7 “the 1990 Act” means the Capital Allowances Act 1990.]

• [F8 “the 1992 Act” means the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992.]

(4) Section 1 of the M2 Family Law Reform Act 1987, the paragraph inserted in Schedule 1 to the M3 Interpretation Act 1978 by paragraph 73 of Schedule 2 to that Act and section 1(3) of the M4 Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986 (legal equality of illegitimate children) shall be disregarded in construing references in this Act to a child or to children (however expressed).

(5) M5 This Act, so far as it relates to capital gains tax, shall be construed as one with the [F9 1992] Act.

(6) Any reference in this Act to a section, Part or Schedule is a reference to that section, Part or Schedule of or to this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 831(3): definition of "CTA 2009" inserted (1.4.2009 with effect in accordance with s. 1329(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 271 (with Sch. 2 Pts. 1, 2)

F2 S. 831(3): definition of "CTA 2010" inserted (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 120 (with Sch. 2)

F3 S. 831(3): definition of "ITEPA 2003" inserted (6.4.2003 with effect in accordance with s. 723(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), Sch. 6 para. 107 (with Sch. 7)

F4 S. 831(3): definition of "ITTOIA 2005" inserted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 336 (with Sch. 2)

F5 S. 831(3): definition of "ITA 2007" inserted (6.4.2007 with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), Sch. 1 para. 211 (with Sch. 2)

F6 S. 831(3): definition of "TIOPA 2010" inserted (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), Sch. 8 para. 316 (with Sch. 9)

F7 S. 831(3): definition of "the 1990 Act" inserted by Capital Allowances Act 1990 (c. 1), Sch. 1 para. 8(35); and that amendment continued by Capital Allowances Act 2001 (c. 2), s. 579, Sch. 2 para. 59

F8 S. 831(3): definition of "the 1992 Act" inserted (with effect as mentioned in s. 289(1)(2) of the amending Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch. 10 para. 14(53)(a) (with ss. 60, 101(1), 171, 201(3))

F9 Words in s. 831(5) substituted (with effect as mentioned in s. 289(1)(2) of the amending Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch. 10 para. 14(53)(b) (with ss. 60, 101(1), 171, 201(3))

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 831(4) applied (28.7.2000) by Finance Act 2000 (c. 17), Sch. 22 para. 144(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 Source—1970 s.526(1), (2); 1987 Sch.15 12

M2 1987 c. 42.

M3 1978 c. 30.

M4 1986 c. 9.

M5 Source—1970 s.540(2)