Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

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77(1)This paragraph applies where, immediately before 6th April 2003, a share option was a qualifying option for the purposes of Schedule 14 to FA 2000 (enterprise management incentives).U.K.

(2)On and after that date the share option is to be treated as a qualifying option for the purposes of the EMI code.

(3)Sub-paragraph (2) has effect even if the requirements that had to be met in order for the share option, or any share option replaced by it, to be a qualifying option for the purposes of Schedule 14 to FA 2000 differed to any extent from those set out in Schedule 5.

(4)In this paragraph “share option” means a right to acquire shares.