SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Employee share schemes

PART 3CSOP schemes

Amendments to Chapter 8 of Part 7 of ITEPA 2003

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(1)

Paragraph 1 (introduction) is amended as follows.

(2)

For sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) substitute—

“A1

For the purposes of the CSOP code a CSOP scheme is a Schedule 4 CSOP scheme if the requirements of Parts 2 to 6 of this Schedule are met in relation to the scheme.”

(3)

For sub-paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4)

Sub-paragraph (A1) is subject to Part 7 of this Schedule which—

(a)

requires notice of a scheme to be given to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) in order for the scheme to be a Schedule 4 CSOP scheme (see paragraph 28A(1)),

(b)

provides for a scheme in relation to which such notice is given to be a Schedule 4 CSOP scheme (see paragraph 28A(4)), and

(c)

gives power to HMRC to enquire into a scheme and to decide that the scheme should not be a Schedule 4 CSOP scheme (see paragraphs 28F to 28I).”