Part 13Additional relief for expenditure on research and development

Chapter 1Introduction

Interpretation

1042“Relevant research and development”

1

In this Part “relevant research and development”, in relation to a company, means research and development—

a

related to a trade carried on by the company, or

b

from which it is intended that a trade to be carried on by the company will be derived.

2

Research and development related to a trade carried on by a company includes—

a

research and development which may lead to or facilitate an extension of the trade, and

b

research and development of a medical nature which has a special relation to the welfare of workers employed in the trade.

3

But any reference to “relevant research and development” which applies for the purposes of Chapter 7 (relief for SMEs and large companies: vaccine research etc) is to be read as if subsection (2)(b) were omitted.