Paragraph 18 (discounted securities of close companies) is amended as follows.

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Omit sub-paragraph (3A) (meaning of connection between companies, an expression no longer used in the paragraph).

The amendments made by this paragraph have effect for accounting periods ending on or after 10th December 2003.