Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988

187 Interpretation of sections 185 and 186 and Schedules 9 and 10. U.K.

(1) M1 In sections 185 and 186, this section and Schedules 9 and 10 “the relevant provisions” means those sections (including this section) and Schedules.

(2) For the purposes of the relevant provisions, except where the context otherwise requires—

• “appropriate percentage” shall be construed in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 10;

• “approved”, in relation to a scheme, means approved under Schedule 9;

• “associated company” has the same meaning as in section 416, except that, for the purposes of paragraph 23 of Schedule 9, subsection (1) of that section shall have effect with the omission of the words “ or at any time within one year previously ”;

• “bonus date” has the meaning given by paragraph 17 of Schedule 9;

• “capital receipt” means money or money’s worth to which the trustees of or a participant in a profit sharing scheme become or becomes entitled as mentioned in section 186(3), but subject to paragraph 4 of Schedule 10;

• “certified contractual savings scheme” has the meaning given by section 326;

• “control” has the same meaning as in section 840;

• “grantor”, in relation to any scheme, means the company which has established the scheme;

• “group scheme” and, in relation to such a scheme, “participating company” have the meanings given by paragraph 1(3) and (4) of Schedule 9;

• “initial market value”, in relation to shares in a profit sharing scheme, has the meaning given by paragraph 30(4) of Schedule 9;

• “locked-in value”, in relation to any shares, shall be construed in accordance with section 186(5);

• “market value” has the same meaning as in Part VIII of the [F1 1992 Act];

• “new holding” has the meaning given by section [F1 126(1)(b) of the 1992 Act];

• “participant”, in relation to a profit sharing scheme, means an individual to whom the trustees of the scheme have appropriated shares;

• “participant’s shares”, in relation to a participant in a profit sharing scheme, means, subject to paragraph 5(4) of Schedule 10, shares which have been appropriated to the participant by the trustees;

• F2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• “period of retention” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of Schedule 10;

• “release date”, in relation to any of the shares of a participant in a profit sharing scheme, means the [F3 third] anniversary of the date on which they were appropriated to him;

• “relevant amount”, in relation to a participant in a profit sharing scheme, means an amount which is [F4 not less than £3,000 and not more than £8,000] but which, subject to that, is 10 per cent. of his salary (determined under subsection (5) below) for the year of assessment in question or the preceding year of assessment, whichever is the greater;

• “relevant requirements” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 9;

• “savings-related share option scheme” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 9;

• “scheme” means a savings-related share option scheme, a share option scheme which is not a savings-related share option scheme or a profit sharing scheme, as the context may require;

• “shares” includes stock;

• [F5 “specified age”, in relation to a scheme, means the age specified in pursuance of paragraph 8A of Schedule 9 as the specified age for the purposes of the scheme;]

• “the trustees”, in relation to an approved profit sharing scheme or the shares of a participant in such a scheme, means the body of persons for the establishment of which the scheme must provide as mentioned in paragraph 30 of Schedule 9; and

• “just instrument”, in relation to an approved profit sharing scheme, means the instrument referred to in paragraph 30(1)(c) of Schedule 9.

(3) M2 For the purposes of the application of the relevant provisions in relation to any share option scheme or profit sharing scheme, a person has a material interest [F6 in a company if he, either on his own or with one or more associates, or if any associate of his with or without such other associates,—

(a) is the beneficial owner of, or able, directly or through the medium of other companies, or by any other indirect means to control, more than 25 per cent., or in the case of a share option scheme which is not a savings-related share option scheme more than 10 per cent., of the ordinary share capital of the company, or

(b) where the company is a close company, possesses, or is entitled to acquire, such rights as would, in the event of the winding-up of the company or in any other circumstances, give an entitlement to receive more than 25 per cent., or in the case of a share option scheme which is not a savings-related share option scheme more than 10 per cent., of the assets which would then be available for distribution among the participators.]

• In this subsection “associate” has the meaning given by section 417(3) and (4) [F6 and “participator” has the meaning given by section 417(1)].

(4) M3 Subsection (3) above shall have effect subject to the provisions of Part VI of Schedule 9.

(5) M4 For the purposes of subsection (2) above, a participant’s salary for a year of assessment means such of the emoluments of the office or employment by virtue of which he is entitled to participate in a profit sharing scheme as are liable to be paid in that year under deduction of tax pursuant to section 203 after deducting therefrom amounts included by virtue of Chapter II of this Part.

(6) M5 Section 839 shall apply for the purposes of the relevant provisions.

(7) M6 For the purposes of the relevant provisions a company is a member of a consortium owning another company if it is one of a number of companies which between them beneficially own not less than three-quarters of the other company’s ordinary share capital and each of which beneficially owns not less than one-twentieth of that capital.

(8) M7 Where the disposal referred to in section 186(4) is made from a holding of shares which were appropriated to the participant at different times, then, in determining for the purposes of the relevant provisions—

(a) the initial market value and the locked-in value of each of those shares, F7 . . .

(b) F7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(9) M8 Any of the relevant provisions with respect to—

(a) the order in which any of a participant’s shares are to be treated as disposed of for the purposes of those provisions, or

(b) the shares in relation to which an event is to be treated as occurring for any such purpose,

shall have effect in relation to a profit sharing scheme notwithstanding any direction given to the trustees with respect to shares of a particular description or to shares appropriated to the participant at a particular time.

(10) M9 In the relevant provisions “workers’ cooperative” means a registered industrial and provident society, within the meaning of section 486, which is a cooperative society and the rules of which include provisions which secure—

(a) that the only persons who may be members of it are those who are employed by, or by a subsidiary of, the society and those who are the trustees of its profit sharing scheme; and

(b) that, subject to any provision about qualifications for membership which is from time to time made by the members of the society by reference to age, length of service or other factors of any description, all such persons may be members of the society;

and in this subsection “cooperative society” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the M10 Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 or, as the case may be, the M11 Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 187(2) substituted (6.3.1992 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(13) (with ss. 60, 101(1), 171, 201(3)).

F2 S. 187(2): definition of "pensionable age" repealed (19.7.1995) by Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26), ss. 126, 177, 180(2)(a), Sch. 4 para. 12(a), Sch. 7 Pt. 2

F3 Word in s. 187(2) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 116(2)(3) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), s. 116(1)

F4 Words in s. 187(2) substituted (for the year 1991-92 and subsequent years of assessment) by virtue of Finance Act 1991 (c. 31), s. 41(1)(2)

F5 S. 187(2): definition of "specified age" inserted by Finance Act 1991 (c. 31), s. 38(4)

F6 Words in s. 187(3) substituted (in relation to accounting periods beginning after 31.3.1989) by Finance Act 1989 (c. 26), Sch. 12 para. 9

F7 S. 187(8)(b) and preceding word repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 117(3) of the repealing Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), ss. 117(2), 205, Sch. 41 Pt. 5(5), Note 1

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 187 modified (29.4.1996) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), ss. 115(1), 116(3)

C2 S. 187 applied (29.4.1996) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), s. 114, Sch. 16 para. 5(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 Source—1978 ss.53(2), 54(2), (4)(b), 6, 56(1), 57(1), (4), 61(1), Sch.9 1, 16; 1980 s.46(4), Sch.10 5(b), 8, 26(1); 1982 s.40(8); 1983 s.25(1); 1984 Sch.10 15(1), (2); 1985 s.45(2)

M2 Source—1970 s.285(6); 1978 Sch.9 11(3)(b); 1980 Sch.10 26(2); 1984 Sch.10 4(4)

M3 Source—1987 s.33(2)

M4 Source—1978 s.61(4); 1983 s.25(2)

M5 Source—1978 Sch.9 16; 1980 Sch.10 26(4); 1984 Sch.10 15(3)

M6 Source—1978 Sch.9 17; 1980 Sch.10 26(5); 1984 Sch.10 15(4); 1986 s.23(5)

M7 Source—1978 s.55(6)

M8 Source—1978 s.61(2)

M9 Source—1978 Sch.9 18; 1986 s.24(1)

M10 1965 c. 12.

M11 1969 c. 24. (N.I.).