(1)A gain or loss accruing to an individual on a qualifying disposal of any ordinary shares in a company which—
(a)was a venture capital trust at the time when he acquired the shares, and
(b)is still such a trust at the time of the disposal,
shall not be a chargeable gain or, as the case may be, an allowable loss.
(2)For the purposes of this section a disposal of shares is a qualifying disposal in so far as—
(a)it is made by an individual who has attained the age of eighteen years;
(b)the shares disposed of were not acquired in excess of the permitted maximum for any year of assessment; and
(c)that individual acquired those shares for bona fide commercial purposes and not as part of a scheme or arrangement the main purpose of which, or one of the main purposes of which, is the avoidance of tax.
(3)Schedule 5C shall have effect for providing relief in respect of gains invested in venture capital trusts.
(4)In determining for the purposes of this section whether a disposal by any person of shares in a venture capital trust relates to shares acquired in excess of the permitted maximum for any year of assessment, it shall be assumed (subject to subsection (5) below)—
(a)as between shares acquired by the same person on different days, that those acquired on an earlier day are disposed of by that person before those acquired on a later day; and
(b)as between shares acquired by the same person on the same day, that those acquired in excess of the permitted maximum are disposed of by that person before he disposes of any other shares acquired on that day.
(5)It shall be assumed for the purposes of subsection (1) above that a person who disposes of shares in a venture capital trust disposes of shares acquired at a time when it was not such a trust before he disposes of any other shares in that trust.
(6)References in this section to shares in a venture capital trust acquired in excess of the permitted maximum for any year of assessment shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of Part II of Schedule 15B to the Taxes Act; and the provisions of that Part of that Schedule shall apply (with subsections (4) and (5) above) for identifying the shares which are, in any case, to be treated as representing shares acquired in excess of the permitted maximum.
(7)In this section and section 151B “ordinary shares”, in relation to a company, means any shares forming part of the company’s ordinary share capital (within the meaning of the Taxes Act).]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 151A, 151B inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 72(8) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1995 (c. 4), s. 72(3)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 151A(4)(5) applied by Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1), Sch. 15B para. 8(6)(c) (as inserted (1.5.1995) by Finance Act 1995 (c. 4), s. 71(2), Sch. 15)