SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 21Approved share plans and schemes

Part 1Share incentive plans

Partnership shares

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1

Paragraph 46 (maximum amount of partnership share money deductions) is amended as follows.

2

In sub-paragraph (1), for the words after “must not exceed” substitute “ £1,500 in any tax year. ”.

3

In sub-paragraph (2), for the words after “an employee’s salary” substitute “ for any tax year must not exceed 10% of the employee’s salary for the tax year. ”.

4

After that sub-paragraph insert—

4A

A limit lower than that specified in sub-paragraph (2) may be framed—

a

as a proposition substituting a percentage lower than that so specified, or

b

as a proposition that a particular description of earnings is not to be regarded as forming part of an employee’s salary for the purposes of that sub-paragraph.

5

Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) have effect for the year 2003-04 and subsequent years of assessment.