Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

422Application of this ChapterU.K.
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(1)This Chapter applies where—

(a)a person (“the employee”) acquires a beneficial interest in shares in a company as a director or employee of that or another company, and

(b)the interest is acquired on terms that make it only conditional.

(2)In this Chapter—

  • the employee’s interest” means the beneficial interest in shares acquired by the employee as mentioned in subsection (1);

  • the employer company” means the company as a director or employee of which the employee’s interest is acquired;

  • the shares” means the shares mentioned in subsection (1)(a);

  • and “director” and “employee” have the extended meaning given by section 434(1).