Capital Allowances Act 2001

60 Meaning of “disposal receipt” and “disposal event”U.K.
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(1)In this Part “disposal receipt” means a disposal value that a person is required to bring into account in accordance with—

(a)sections 61, 62 and 63 (disposal events, disposal values and the general limit on the amount of a disposal value),

(b)any of the provisions of this Part listed in section 66, or

(c)paragraph 11 of Schedule 12 to FA 1997 (finance lease or loan: receipt of major lump sum) or any other enactment,

when read with sections 64 and 264(3) (cases in which no disposal value need be brought into account).

(2)In this Part “disposal event” means any event of a kind that requires a disposal value to be brought into account under this Part (whether under section 61(1) or otherwise).

(3)If—

(a)qualifying expenditure has been allocated to a pool, and

(b)more than one disposal event occurs in respect of the plant or machinery,

a disposal value is required to be brought into account in the pool in connection with the first event only.

(4)In subsection (3) “disposal event” does not include a disposal event arising under—

  • section 72 (computer software),

  • sections 140 and 143 (attribution of deferred balancing charge), or

  • section 238(2) (additional VAT rebates).