SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 18 Venture capital trusts: amendments

Part I Reduction of applicable periods

Relief from income tax

F11

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Deferred CGT charge on reinvestment

2

In Schedule 5C to the M1Taxation 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 ”.

Commencement

3

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