Finance Act 1996

154 FOTRA securities. U.K.

(1) The modifications which, under section 60 of the M1 Finance Act 1940, may be made for the purposes of any issue of securities to the conditions about tax exemption specified in section 22 of the M2 Finance (No. 2) Act 1931 shall include a modification by virtue of which the tax exemption contained in any condition of the issue applies, as respects capital, irrespective of where the person with the beneficial ownership of the securities is domiciled.

(2) Subject to subsections [F1 (3) and] (5) below, nothing in the Tax Acts shall impose any charge to tax on any person in respect of so much of any profits or gains arising from a FOTRA security, or from any loan relationship represented by a FOTRA security, as is expressed to be exempt from tax in the tax exemption condition applying to that security. [F2 This does not apply to any charge to income tax (but see sections 714 and 715 of the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 for exemptions from income tax charges).]

(3) Exemption from tax shall not be conferred by virtue of subsection (2) above in relation to any security unless the requirements imposed as respects that exemption by the conditions with which the security is issued (including any requirement as to the making of a claim) are complied with.

F3 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5) Nothing in this section shall entitle any person to any repayment of tax which he has not claimed within the time limit which would be applicable under the Tax Acts (apart from this section) to a claim for the repayment of that tax.

(6) A person with the beneficial ownership of a FOTRA security who would, by virtue of this section, be exempt from tax in respect of some or all of the profits and gains arising from that security, or from any loan relationship represented by it, shall not be entitled for the purposes of F4 ... corporation tax to bring into account any amount—

(a) in respect of changes in the value of that security;

(b) as expenses or disbursements incurred in, or in connection with, the holding of the security or any transaction relating to the security; or

(c) as a debit given, in respect of any loan relationship represented by that security, by any provision of Chapter II of this Part of this Act in respect of such a relationship.

(7) Schedule 28 to this Act (which contains amendments consequential on the provisions of this section) shall have effect.

(8) References in this section to a FOTRA security are references to—

(a) any security issued with such a condition about exemption from taxation as is authorised in relation to its issue by virtue of section 22 of the M3 Finance (No. 2) Act 1931; or

(b) any 3½% War Loan 1952 Or After which was issued with a condition authorised by virtue of section 47 of the M4 Finance (No. 2) Act 1915;

and references, in relation to such a security, to the tax exemption condition shall be construed accordingly.

(9) This section and Schedule 28 to this Act shall have effect—

(a) for the purposes of income tax, for the year 1996-97 and subsequent years of assessment; and

(b) for the purposes of corporation tax, for accounting periods ending after 31st March 1996.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 154(2) substituted (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 1 para. 488(2)(a) (with Sch. 2)

F2 Words in s. 154(2) inserted (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 1 para. 488(2)(b) (with Sch. 2)

F3 S. 154(4) repealed (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 1 para. 488(3), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2)

F4 Words in s. 154(6) repealed (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 1 para. 488(4), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2)

Marginal Citations

M1 1940 c. 29.

M2 1931 c. 49.

M3 1931 c. 49.

M4 1915 c. 89.