SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 18 U.K. Venture capital trusts: amendments

Part I U.K. Reduction of applicable periods

Relief from income tax U.K.

1 (1) Schedule 15B to the Taxes Act 1988 (venture capital trusts: relief from income tax) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In paragraph 2(3) (loan-linked investments), in the definition of “the relevant period" for “ending five years after the issue of the shares" substitute “ ending immediately before the third anniversary of the date on which the shares were issued ”.

(3) In paragraph 3(1)(b) (loss of investment relief on disposal within five years), for “five years beginning with the issue of those shares to that individual" substitute “ three years beginning with the date on which those shares were issued to that individual ”.

F1 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 18 para. 1(4) repealed (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 6(2) to the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), Sch. 26 Pt. 3(16)

Deferred CGT charge on reinvestment U.K.

2 U.K. In Schedule 5C to the M1 Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (venture capital trusts: deferred charge on re-investment), in paragraph 3(2), in the definition of “the relevant period" for “five" substitute “ three ”.

Marginal Citations

M1 1992 c. 12.

Commencement U.K.

3 U.K. The amendments made by this Part of this Schedule have effect in relation to shares issued on or after 6th April 2000.