Textual Amendments
F1Words in Pt. 3 Ch. 3 heading inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 11(12) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), s. 11(6)
(1)If an individual—
(a)makes a claim for a tax year, and
(b)meets the conditions set out in subsection (2),
the individual is entitled to a tax reduction for the tax year of 10% of the amount specified in subsection (3)(a) F2....
(2)The conditions are that—
(a)for the whole or part of the tax year the individual is married or in a civil partnership and is living with the spouse or civil partner,
(b)the marriage took place, or the civil partnership was formed, on or after 5 December 2005 or, if the marriage took place before that date [F3or if the civil partnership results from a relevant conversion], an election for the new rules to apply is in force for the tax year,
(c)the individual, or the spouse or civil partner, was born before 6 April 1935,
(d)the individual meets the requirements of section 56 (residence etc), and
(e)the individual's net income for the tax year exceeds that of the spouse or civil partner or, if they have the same amount of net income for the tax year, the individual is specified in an election as the person to be entitled to relief under this section for the year.
(3)The amount is—
(a)[F4£9,125], if either the individual, or the spouse or civil partner, is aged 75 or over at some time in the tax year F5...
F5(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)For an individual whose adjusted net income for the tax year exceeds [F6£30,400], the amounts specified in subsection (3) are reduced by [F7half the excess].
(5)But subsection (4) does not reduce the amounts specified in subsection (3) below the minimum amount.
(6)An election under subsection (2)(e)—
(a)is to be made jointly by the parties to the marriage or civil partnership, and
(b)is to be made [F8not more than 4 years after the end of] the tax year to which the election relates.
(7)For the meaning of “adjusted net income” see section 58.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in s. 46(1) repealed (31.1.2013) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013 (c. 2), s. 3(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 10 Group 1
F3Words in s. 46(2)(b) inserted (7.12.2020) by The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1143), regs. 1(2), 45(5)
F4Sum in s. 46(3)(a) specified (1.2.2021 with effect for the tax year 2021-22) by The Income Tax (Indexation) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/111), art. 3(e)
F5Words in s. 46(3) repealed (31.1.2013) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013 (c. 2), s. 3(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 10 Group 1
F6Sum in s. 46(4) specified (1.2.2021 with effect for the tax year 2021-22) by The Income Tax (Indexation) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/111), art. 3(f)
F7Words in s. 46(4) substituted for s. 46(4)(a)(b) (with effect in accordance with s. 5(11) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2015 (c. 11), s. 5(7)
F8Words in s. 46(6)(b) substituted (1.4.2010) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 118(2), Sch. 39 para. 56; S.I. 2009/403, art. 2(2) (with art. 10)