Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992

[F1 24 (1) For the purposes of this Schedule a company is a “joint venture company” if, and only if— U.K.

(a) it is a trading company or the holding company of a trading group or trading subgroup, and

(b) there are five or fewer persons who between them hold 75% or more of its ordinary share capital.

In determining whether there are five or fewer such persons as are mentioned in paragraph (b), the members of a group are treated as if they were a single company.

(2) For the purposes of this Schedule—

(a) a company that is not a member of a group has a “qualifying shareholding” in a joint venture company if, and only if, it holds shares or an interest in shares in the joint venture company by virtue of which it holds 10% or more of that company’s ordinary share capital;

(b) a company that is a member of a group has a “qualifying shareholding” in a joint venture company if, and only if—

(i) it holds ordinary share capital of the joint venture company, and

(ii) the members of the group between them hold 10% or more of the ordinary share capital of that company.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 7AC inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 44(3)(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2002 (c. 23), Sch. 8 para. 1