Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1)

Part 7 U.K. [F1 Employment income: income and exemptions relating to securities]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 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)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 7: power to modify conferred (7.4.2005) by Finance Act 2005 (c. 7), s. 21(8)-(10)

Chapter 9 U.K. Enterprise management incentives

Tax advantages where disqualifying events U.K.

539 CSOP and other options relevant for purposes of section 536 U.K.

(1) This section has effect for the purposes of section 536(1)(e) (other disqualifying events: grant of CSOP option).

(2) A “relevant CSOP option” means a CSOP option granted to the employee by reason of the employee’s employment—

(a) with the employer company, or

(b) if it is a member of a group of companies, with any member of that group.

(3) A share option is an “employee option” if it is—

(a) the qualifying option mentioned in section 536(1), or

(b) another qualifying option granted to the employee by reason of the employee’s employment as mentioned in subsection (2)(a) or (b) above, or

(c) a relevant CSOP option.

(4) In this section a “CSOP option” means an option to acquire shares under a scheme approved under Schedule 4 (CSOP schemes).