Income Tax Act 2007

994Meaning of “connected” persons: supplementaryU.K.

This section has no associated Explanatory Notes

(1)In section 993 and this section—

  • company” includes any body corporate or unincorporated association, but does not include a partnership (and see also subsection (2)),

  • control” is to be read in accordance with [F1sections 450 and 451 of CTA 2010] (except where otherwise indicated),

  • principal settlement” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 4ZA to TCGA 1992,

  • relative” means brother, sister, ancestor or lineal descendant,

  • settlement” has the same meaning as in Chapter 5 of Part 5 of ITTOIA 2005 (see section 620 of that Act), and

  • sub-fund settlement” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 4ZA to TCGA 1992.

(2)For the purposes of section 993—

(a)a unit trust scheme is treated as if it were a company, and

(b)the rights of the unit holders are treated as if they were shares in the company.

(3)For the purposes of section 993 “trustee”, in the case of a settlement in relation to which there would be no trustees apart from this subsection, means any person—

(a)in whom the property comprised in the settlement is for the time being vested, or

(b)in whom the management of that property is for the time being vested.

Section 466(4) does not apply for the purposes of this subsection.

(4)If any provision of section 993 provides that a person (“A”) is connected with another person (“B”), it also follows that B is connected with A.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 994(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), s. 1184(1), Sch. 1 para. 565 (with Sch. 2)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 994 applied by S.I. 2006/964, reg. 69J(10)(a) (as inserted (6.4.2008) by The Authorised Investment Funds (Tax) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/705), regs. 1, 5)

C2S. 994 applied by SI 2006/964 reg. 14C(10)(a) (as inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Authorised Investment Funds (Tax) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/3159), regs. 1(1), 11)

C3S. 994 applied (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2)(3) Sch. 1 of the amending S.I.) by The Offshore Funds (Tax) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3001), regs. 1(1), 76(3)(a), 82(3)(a), 119, 122

C4S. 994 applied (1.1.2012) (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Investment Trust (Approved Company) (Tax) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2999), regs. 1(1), 34(3)(a)