Part 7U.K.[F1Employment income: income and exemptions relating to securities]

Textual Amendments

F1Pt. 7 heading substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 22 para. 2(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), Sch. 22 para. 2(1)

[F2Chapter 1U.K.Introduction

Textual Amendments

F2Pt. 7 Ch. 1 substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 22 para. 2(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), Sch. 22 para. 2(1)

GeneralU.K.

417Scope of Part 7U.K.

(1)This Part contains special rules about cases where securities, interests in securities or securities options are acquired in connection with an employment.

(2)The rules are contained in—

(3)The following make provision for amounts to count as employment income—

(4)The following make provision for exemptions and reliefs from income tax—

(5)Chapter 11 contains supplementary provisions relating to employee benefit trusts.

(6)Section 5(1) (application of employment income Parts to office-holders generally) does not apply to Chapters 6 to 10; and section 549(5) makes provision about its application to Chapter 11.

418Other related provisionsU.K.

(1)In Part 3—

may also have effect in relation to securities and interests in securities (but not securities options).

(2)Part 7 of Schedule 7 (transitional provisions relating to securities and securities options) may also be relevant.

(3)In view of section 49 of FA 2000 (phasing out of APS schemes) the following are not rewritten in this Act and continue in force unaffected by the repeals made by this Act—

(4)Sections 138 to 140 of ICTA (share acquisitions by directors and employees) continue to apply in relation to shares or interests in shares acquired before 26th October 1987 (see paragraph 57 of Schedule 7).

419Negative amounts treated as nilU.K.

If the result given by any formula under any provision of this Part would otherwise be a negative amount, the result is to be taken to be nil instead.]