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Textual Amendments
F1S. 570B and cross-heading inserted (6.4.2007) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 409 (with Sch. 2)
(1)Any orders or regulations made by the Treasury or the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs under this Act must be made by statutory instrument.
(2)Any orders or regulations made by the Treasury or the Commissioners under this Act are subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.
(3)Subsection (2) does not apply to any regulations made under section 70YJ or any order made under section 82(4)(d).]
(1)In this Act references to an asset of any kind (including a building or structure, plant or machinery or works) include a part of an asset.
(2)But subsection (1) does not apply if the context otherwise requires.
(1)In this Act references to the sale of property include—
(a)the exchange of property, and
(b)the surrender for valuable consideration of a leasehold interest (or, in Scotland, the interest of the tenant in property subject to a lease).
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), any provision of this Act referring to a sale has effect with the necessary modifications, including, in particular, those in subsection (3).
(3)The modifications are that—
(a)references to the net proceeds of sale and to the price include the consideration for the exchange or surrender, and
(b)references to capital sums included in the net proceeds of sale or paid on a sale include so much of the consideration for the exchange or surrender as would have been a capital sum if it had been a money payment.
(4)Any reference in this Act (except in Part 6) to the time of any sale is to be read as a reference to whichever is the earlier of—
(a)the time of completion, and
(b)the time when possession is given.
(1) This section applies for the purposes of Parts 3, [F2 3A, ] 4 [F3 , 4A ] and 10 and other provisions of this Act relevant to those Parts if—
(a)there is a transfer of the interest which is the relevant interest for the purposes of the Part in question, and
(b)the transfer is not a sale.
(2)The transfer is treated as a sale of the relevant interest.
(3)The sale is treated as being at market value, subject to any election under section 569 (election to treat sale as being for alternative amount).
(4) This section does not apply if section 561 applies (transfer of a UK trade to a company resident in another member State).
Textual Amendments
F2Word in s. 573(1) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 92 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2005 (c. 7), Sch. 6 para. 10
F3Words in s. 573(1) inserted (with effect as mentioned in s. 67 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2001 (c. 9), s. 67, Sch. 19 Pt. 2 para. 7
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 573 excluded (E.W.S.) (8.6.2005) by Railways Act 2005 (c. 14), s. 60(2), Sch. 10 para. 15(2); S.I. 2005/1444, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
(1) In this Act “ control ” is used in the sense given in this section [F4(but, for the purposes of section 575, this definition applies only where expressly indicated)].
(2) In relation to a body corporate (“ company A ”), “ control ” means the power of a person (“ P ”) to secure—
(a)by means of the holding of shares or the possession of voting power in relation to that or any other body corporate, or
(b)as a result of any powers conferred by the articles of association or other document regulating that or any other body corporate,
that the affairs of company A are conducted in accordance with P’s wishes.
(3) In relation to a partnership, “ control ” means the right to a share of more than half of the assets, or of more than one half of the income, of the partnership.
Textual Amendments
F4Words in s. 574(1) inserted (6.4.2007) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 410 (with Sch. 2)
(1)For the purposes of this Act whether a person is connected with another is determined in accordance with this section unless otherwise indicated.
(2)An individual (“A”) is connected with another individual (“B”) if—
(a)A is B's spouse or civil partner,
(b)A is a relative of B,
(c)A is the spouse or civil partner of a relative of B,
(d)A is a relative of B's spouse or civil partner, or
(e)A is the spouse or civil partner of a relative of B's spouse or civil partner.
(3)A person, in the capacity as trustee of a settlement, is connected with—
(a)any individual who is a settlor in relation to the settlement,
(b)any person connected with such an individual,
(c)any close company whose participators include the trustees of the settlement,
(d)any non-UK resident company which, if it were UK resident, would be a close company whose participators include the trustees of the settlement,
(e)any body corporate controlled (within the meaning of section 574) by a company within paragraph or ,
(f)if the settlement is the principal settlement in relation to one or more sub-fund settlements, a person in the capacity as trustee of such a sub-fund settlement, and
(g)if the settlement is a sub-fund settlement in relation to a principal settlement, a person in the capacity as trustee of any other sub-fund settlements in relation to the principal settlement.
(4)A person who is a partner in a partnership is connected with—
(a)any partner in the partnership,
(b)the spouse or civil partner of any individual who is a partner in the partnership, and
(c)a relative of any individual who is a partner in the partnership.
But this subsection does not apply in relation to acquisitions or disposals of assets of the partnership pursuant to genuine commercial arrangements.
(5)A company is connected with another company if—
(a)the same person has control of both companies,
(b)a person (“A”) has control of one company and persons connected with A have control of the other company,
(c)A has control of one company and A together with persons connected with A have control of the other company, or
(d)a group of two or more persons has control of both companies and the groups either consist of the same persons or could be so regarded if (in one or more cases) a member of either group were replaced by a person with whom the member is connected.
(6)A company is connected with another person (“A”) if—
(a)A has control of the company, or
(b)A together with persons connected with A have control of the company.
(7)In relation to a company, any two or more persons acting together to secure or exercise control of the company are connected with—
(a)one another, and
(b)any person acting on the directions of any of them to secure or exercise control of the company.
Textual Amendments
F5Ss. 575, 575A substituted for s. 575 (6.4.2007) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 411 (with Sch. 2)
(1)In section 575 and this section—
“company” includes any body corporate or unincorporated association, but does not include a partnership (and see also subsection (2)),
“control” is to be read in accordance with section 416 of ICTA (except where otherwise indicated),
“principal settlement” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 4ZA to TCGA 1992,
“relative” means brother, sister, ancestor or lineal descendant,
“settlement” has the same meaning as in Chapter 5 of Part 5 of ITTOIA 2005 (see section 620 of that Act), and
“sub-fund settlement” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 4ZA to TCGA 1992.
(2)For the purposes of section 575—
(a)a unit trust scheme is treated as if it were a company, and
(b)the rights of the unit holders are treated as if they were shares in the company.
(3)For the purposes of section 575 “trustee”, in the case of a settlement in relation to which there would be no trustees apart from this subsection, means any person—
(a)in whom the property comprised in the settlement is for the time being vested, or
(b)in whom the management of that property is for the time being vested.
Section 466(4) of ITA 2007 does not apply for the purposes of this subsection.
(4)If any provision of section 575 provides that a person (“A”) is connected with another person (“B”), it also follows that B is connected with A.]
Textual Amendments
F5Ss. 575, 575A substituted for s. 575 (6.4.2007) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 411 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F6S. 576 repealed (18.4.2005) by Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11), s. 53(1), Sch. 4 para. 85, Sch. 5; S.I. 2005/1126, art. 2(2)(h)(i)
(1)In this Act—
“dual resident investing company” has the same meaning as in section 404 of ICTA (limitation of group relief in relation to certain dual resident companies);
“market value”, in relation to any asset, means the price the asset would fetch in the open market;
“the normal time limit for amending a tax return”, in relation to a tax year, means the first anniversary of the 31st January following the tax year;
“notice” means a notice in writing;
“property business” means [F7a UK property business,] a Schedule A business or an overseas property business;
“ tax return ” has the meaning given by section 3(3);
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(2)Any reference to the setting up, commencement or permanent discontinuance of—
(a)a trade,
(b)a property business,
(c)a profession, or
(d)a vocation,
includes, except where the contrary is expressly provided, the occurring of an event which, under any provision of the Income Tax Acts or Corporation Tax Acts, is to be treated as equivalent to the setting up, commencement or permanent discontinuance of a trade, property business, profession or vocation.
(3)Any reference in this Act to an allowance made includes an allowance which would be made but for an insufficiency of profits, or other income, against which to make it.
(4)For the purposes of this Act a person obtains a tax advantage if he—
(a)obtains an allowance or a greater allowance, or
(b)avoids a charge or secures the reduction of a charge.
(5)In Schedule 1—
(a)Part 1 gives the meaning of abbreviated references in this Act to Acts about tax, and
(b)Part 2 lists where expressions used in this Act are defined or otherwise explained.
Textual Amendments
F7Words in s. 577(1) inserted (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 1 para. 573 (with Sch. 2)
F8Words in s. 577(1) repealed (6.4.2007) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 412(a), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
F9Words in s. 577(1) repealed (6.4.2007) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 412(b), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
Schedule 2 contains consequential amendments.
(1)This Act has effect—
(a)for income tax purposes, as respects allowances and charges falling to be made for chargeable periods ending on or after 6th April 2001, and
(b)for corporation tax purposes, as respects allowances and charges falling to be made for chargeable periods ending on or after 1st April 2001.
(2)References in this Act to a chargeable period to which this Act applies are to the chargeable periods given in subsection (1).
(3)Subsection (1) is subject to Schedule 3, which contains transitional provisions and savings.
Schedule 4 contains repeals.
This Act may be cited as the Capital Allowances Act 2001.
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