(1)In section 45 of TCGA 1992 (exemption for certain wasting assets), after subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)But subsection (3) does not apply in the case of a disposal in relation to which subsection (3B) disapplies subsection (1).
(3B)Subsection (1) does not apply to a disposal of, or of an interest in, an asset if—
(a)at any time in the period of ownership of the person making the disposal, the asset is used for the purposes of a trade, profession or vocation carried on by another person,
(b)as a result of that use, the asset becomes plant,
(c)but for the asset therefore being regarded under section 44(1)(c) as having a predictable life of less than 50 years, the disposal would not be of, or of an interest in, a wasting asset, and
(d)the disposal is not within subsection (3C).
(3C)A disposal of, or of an interest in, an asset is within this subsection if the asset is plant used for the purpose of leasing under a long funding lease and—
(a)the disposal takes place after the commencement of the term of the lease but before the termination of the lease, or
(b)the disposal is the deemed disposal of the asset under section 25A(3)(a) on the termination of the lease.
(3D)Section 25A(5) applies for the purposes of subsection (3C).”
(2)The amendment made by this section has effect—
(a)for corporation tax purposes, in relation to disposals on or after 1 April 2015, and
(b)for capital gains tax purposes, in relation to disposals on or after 6 April 2015.