Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005

345Meaning of “rent receivable for a UK electric-line wayleave”U.K.
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(1)For the purposes of this Chapter rent is receivable for a UK electric-line wayleave if—

(a)it is receivable in respect of an easement, servitude or right in or over land in the United Kingdom, and

(b)the easement, servitude or right is enjoyed in connection with an electric, telegraph or telephone wire or cable.

(2)The reference to the enjoyment of an easement, servitude or right in connection with an electric, telegraph or telephone wire or cable includes (in particular) its enjoyment in connection with—

(a)a pole or pylon supporting such a wire or cable, or

(b)apparatus used in connection with such a wire or cable.

(3)In this Chapter “rent” includes—

(a)a receipt mentioned in section 266(3), and

(b)any other receipt in the nature of rent.