A payment is disqualified under this section if it is to be regarded as a distribution by reason of any provision of the Taxes Acts (within the meaning of TMA 1970) except section 1020 (transfers of assets or liabilities treated as distributions).

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A payment (other than a dividend) made by a company which is wholly owned by a charity is not to be regarded as a distribution for the purposes of subsection (1).