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(1)Allowances are available under this Part if a person carries on a mineral extraction trade and incurs qualifying expenditure.
(2)In this Part “mineral extraction trade” means a trade which consists of, or includes, the working of a source of mineral deposits [F1but to the extent only that the profits or gains from that trade are, or (if there were any) would be, chargeable to tax].
(3)In this Part “mineral deposits” includes any natural deposits capable of being lifted or extracted from the earth, and for this purpose geothermal energy is to be treated as a natural deposit.
(4)Any reference in this Part to mineral deposits is to mineral deposits of a wasting nature.
(5)In this Part “source of mineral deposits” includes a mine, an oil well and a source of geothermal energy.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 394(2) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 67(8) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), s. 67(2)
(1)In this Part “qualifying expenditure” means—
(a)expenditure on mineral exploration and access which is qualifying expenditure under Chapter 2,
(b)expenditure on acquiring a mineral asset which is qualifying expenditure under Chapter 3,
(c)expenditure which is treated as qualifying expenditure on mineral exploration and access under section 407(5) or 408(2), and
(d)expenditure which is qualifying expenditure under Chapter 5 (expenditure on works likely to become valueless and F2... restoration expenditure).
But this is subject to subsections (2) and (3).
(2)Expenditure is not qualifying expenditure if it is excluded from being qualifying expenditure by section 399.
(3)[F3Chapters 4 and 5 contain] provisions limiting in certain cases the amount of expenditure which is qualifying expenditure.
Textual Amendments
F2Word in s. 395(1)(d) omitted (with effect in accordance with s. 92(10) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), s. 92(2)
F3Words in s. 395(3) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 32 para. 11 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 32 para. 10
(1)In this Part “mineral exploration and access” means—
(a)searching for or discovering and testing the mineral deposits of a source, or
(b)winning access to such deposits.
(2)Expenditure on seeking planning permission necessary to enable—
(a)mineral exploration and access to be undertaken at any place, or
(b)any mineral deposits to be worked,
is treated as expenditure on mineral exploration and access [F4and not as expenditure on acquiring a mineral asset] .
(3)“Seeking planning permission” includes pursuing an appeal against a refusal to grant planning permission.
Textual Amendments
F4Words in s. 396(2) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 68(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), s. 68(2)
In this Part “mineral asset” means—
(a)any mineral deposits or land comprising mineral deposits, or
(b)any interest in or right over such deposits or land.
Subject to [F5section 396(2) and] Chapter 4, expenditure on—
(a)the acquisition of, or of rights over, the site of a source of mineral deposits, or
(b)the acquisition of, or of rights over, mineral deposits,
is to be treated as expenditure on acquiring a mineral asset and not as expenditure on mineral exploration and access.
Textual Amendments
F5Words in s. 398 inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 68(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), s. 68(3)
(1)Expenditure on the provision of plant or machinery is not qualifying expenditure except as provided by section 402 (pre-trading expenditure on plant or machinery).
[F6(1A)Expenditure incurred by a person for the purposes of a mineral extraction trade is not qualifying expenditure if—
(a)when the expenditure is incurred, the person is carrying on the trade but the trade is not at that time a mineral extraction trade, or
(b)the person has not begun to carry on the trade when the expenditure is incurred and, when the person begins to carry on the trade, the trade is not a mineral extraction trade.
(1B)Section 577(2) (references to commencement etc of a trade) does not apply to subsection (1A).]
(2)Expenditure on works constructed wholly or mainly for subjecting the raw product of a source to any process is not qualifying expenditure, unless the process is designed for preparing the raw product for use as such.
(3)Expenditure on buildings or structures provided for occupation by, or for the welfare of, workers is not qualifying expenditure except as provided by section 415.
(4)Expenditure on a building is not qualifying expenditure if the whole of the building was constructed for use as an office.
(5)Subsection (6) applies if part of a building or structure has been constructed for use as an office.
(6)The expenditure on the office part is not qualifying expenditure if it was more than 10% of the capital expenditure incurred on the construction of the whole.
Textual Amendments
F6S. 399(1A)(1B) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 67(8) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), s. 67(3)
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