Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005

Continuity of the law: general

4 (1) Any reference (express or implied) in this Act, another enactment or an instrument or document to a rewritten provision is to be read as including, in relation to times, circumstances or purposes in relation to which any corresponding superseded enactment had effect for relevant tax purposes, a reference to the superseded enactment so far as applying for those relevant tax purposes.

(2) In particular, any reference (express or implied) in this Act, another enactment or an instrument or document to—

(a) the profits of a UK property business,

(b) relevant foreign income, or

(c) similar concepts created by this Act,

is to be read as including, in relation to times, circumstances or purposes in relation to which any corresponding concept in a superseded enactment had effect for income tax purposes, a reference to that concept so far as applying for income tax purposes.

(3) Any reference (express or implied) in this Act, another enactment or an instrument or document to—

(a) things done under or for the purposes of a rewritten provision, or

(b) things falling to be done under or for the purposes of a rewritten provision,

is to be read as including, in relation to times, circumstances or purposes in relation to which any corresponding superseded enactment had effect for relevant tax purposes, a reference to things done or falling to be done under or for the purposes of the superseded enactment so far as applying for those relevant tax purposes.