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Part 5 Mineral extraction allowances

Chapter 6 Allowances and charges

Cases in which a person is entitled to a balancing allowance

430 Disposal of asset, etc.

1

A person’s entitlement to an allowance for a chargeable period is to a balancing allowance if—

a

the qualifying expenditure was incurred on the provision of any assets, and

b

in that chargeable period any of those assets—

i

is disposed of, or

ii

otherwise permanently ceases to be used by him for the purposes of the mineral extraction trade.

2

A person’s entitlement to an allowance for a chargeable period is to a balancing allowance if any of the following events occurs in that chargeable period in relation to assets representing the qualifying expenditure—

a

the person loses possession of the assets in circumstances where it is reasonable to assume that the loss is permanent;

b

the assets cease to exist as such (as a result of destruction, dismantling or otherwise);

c

the assets begin to be used wholly or partly for purposes other than those of the mineral extraction trade carried on by the person.