Amendments proposed to the Transport Bill - continued House of Commons

back to previous text
   

Mr Nick Raynsford

335

Schedule     7,     page     163,     line     22,     leave out 'and'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

336

Schedule     7,     page     163,     line     23,     at end insert 'and

      (c) the Secretary of State is not the transferee under the relevant transfer.'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

337

Schedule     7,     page     163,     line     27,     leave out 'meaning' and insert 'meanings'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

338

Schedule     7,     page     163,     line     33,     leave out '(within the meaning of section 174(1))'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

339

Schedule     7,     page     163,     line     33,     at end insert—

    '(2) Expressions used in this paragraph and in section 174(1) of the 1992 Act have the same meanings in this paragraph as in section 174(1).'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

340

Schedule     7,     page     163,     line     36,     leave out 'acquires an asset from another company at a time when both are' and insert 'acquired an asset from another company at any time when both were'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

341

Schedule     7,     page     164,     line     2,     leave out 'apply' and insert 'have effect'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

342

Schedule     7,     page     164,     line     9,     leave out 'both'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

343

Schedule     7,     page     164,     line     10,     at end insert 'and at the time of acquisition'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

344

Schedule     7,     page     164,     line     26,     leave out 'apply' and insert 'have effect'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

345

Schedule     7,     page     164,     line     31,     leave out 'both'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

346

Schedule     7,     page     164,     line     32,     at end insert 'and at the time of acquisition'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

347

Schedule     7,     page     164,     line     37,     at end insert—

    '8A.—(1) Sub-paragraph (4) applies if—

      (a) a company ceases by virtue of a relevant transfer to be a member of a group of companies (the old group),

      (b) it becomes by virtue of the transfer a member of another group of companies (the new group),

      (c) a company falling within sub-paragraph (2) (the degrouped company) ceases to be a member of the new group, and

      (d) the condition in sub-paragraph (3) is satisfied.

    (2) A company falls within this sub-paragraph if immediately before it ceases to be a member of the new group it is a subsidiary of—

      (a) the company referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a), or

      (b) the principal company of the new group (if that company differs from the company referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a)).

    (3) The condition is that—

      (a) the degrouped company acquired an asset under a relevant transfer at a time falling before it ceases to be a member of the new group, and

      (b) at the time of acquisition the degrouped company and the transferor were not members of the new group.

    (4) On the degrouped company ceasing to be a member of the new group section 179 of the 1992 Act is to have effect as if the degrouped company and the transferor had been members of the new group at the time of acquisition.

    (5) But sub-paragraph (4) does not apply if—

      (a) at the time when the degrouped company ceases to be a member of the new group the transferor also ceases to be a member of the new group, and

      (b) the companies are associated companies immediately before and immediately after that time and at the time of acquisition.

    (6) Expressions used in this paragraph and in section 179 of the 1992 Act have the same meanings in this paragraph as in that section.'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

348

Schedule     7,     page     164,     line     40,     leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert—

      '(a) property which is plant or machinery is the subject of a relevant transfer,

      (b) section 343 of the 1988 Act (company reconstructions without a change of ownership) does not apply in relation to the transfer, and'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

349

Schedule     7,     page     164,     line     46,     leave out 'those' and insert 'the Capital Allowances'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

350

Schedule     7,     page     165,     line     9,     leave out sub-paragraph (3).

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

351

Schedule     7,     page     166,     line     14,     leave out from 'of' to end of line 19 and insert 'which the transferor ceases to carry on a trade and the transferee begins to carry it on.'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

352

Schedule     7,     page     166,     line     19,     at end insert—

    '(1A) A transferor treated as ceasing to carry on a trade for the purposes of section 343 of the 1988 Act (company reconstructions without a change of ownership) is to be so treated for the purposes of this paragraph.

    (1B) A transferee treated as beginning to carry on a trade for the purposes of that section is to be so treated for the purposes of this paragraph.'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

353

Schedule     7,     page     166,     line     27,     leave out from first 'the' to end of line 28 and insert 'transferor is entitled to relief for an amount under section 393(1) in respect of the part retained.'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

354

Schedule     7,     page     167,     line     27,     at end insert—

    '(5) This paragraph has effect subject to paragraphs 3, 3A and 15.'.

   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Robert Syms
Mr Peter Atkinson

371

Schedule     7,     page     168,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '17A. Shares in the ordinary share capital (as defined in the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988) in any company which is a transferee under a transfer scheme, or in any company which is an associated company of such a company, shall be deemed to satisfy all the requirements of paragraphs 10 to 14 (inclusive) of Schedule 9 to the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 and shall be deemed to be securities not subject to restrictions prohibited by Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 1989 for the purposes of any qualifying employee share ownership trust (as defined in that Schedule).'.

   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Robert Syms
Mr Peter Atkinson

372

Schedule     7,     page     168,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '17B. Where any company (not being a company wholly owned by the Crown) holds shares or securities in any company which is a transferee under a transfer scheme, and operates employees' share schemes which have been approved by the Board of Inland Revenue for the purposes of Schedule 9 to the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 or Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 1989 (in this paragraph and in paragraph 17C "the investor schemes") then, notwithstanding any other enactment, the employees of the transferee or any company which is an associated company of the transferee (in this paragraph and in paragraph 17C "the new employees"), shall be deemed to be eligible to participate in the investor schemes.

    17C. With effect from the later of the coming into force of this Act and the coming into force of the transfer scheme the rules and other governing instruments of the investor schemes shall be deemed to have been amended so as to make eligible for participation the new employees, and such participation shall be deemed lawful for the purposes of any other enactment.'.

   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Robert Syms
Mr Peter Atkinson

373

Schedule     7,     page     168,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '17D. Any individual who acquires securities in a company which is a transferee under a transfer scheme shall be deemed, for the purposes of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 and the Finance Act 1988, as having acquired them otherwise than by reason of a right or opportunity available to him by reason of any employment with or any office which he holds with that company or an associated company of that company, or any company which holds shares in the transferee.'.


   

Mr Nick Raynsford

406

Clause     63,     page     40,     line     5,     leave out 'Part' and insert 'Chapter'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

407

Clause     63,     page     40,     line     5,     at end insert—

      '( ) company;'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

408

Clause     63,     page     40,     line     13,     at end insert—

    '( ) "Company" has the meaning given by section 735(1) of the Companies Act 1985 or Article 3 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986.'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

409

Clause     63,     page     40,     line     36,     at end insert—

    '(10) The definitions in this section apply unless the contrary intention appears.'.


   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Robert Syms
Mr Peter Atkinson

374

Clause     64,     page     41,     line     3,     at beginning insert—

    'Subject to subsection (1A) below,'.

   

Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Robert Syms
Mr Peter Atkinson

375

Clause     64,     page     41,     line     5,     at end insert—

    '(1A) Before giving directions under subsection (1), the Secretary of State shall publish a report setting out the principles of his airspace policy with particular regard to—

      (a) civil and military air space co-ordination,

      (b) questions of capacity,

      (c) any other relevant matters.'.

 
previous section contents continue
 

©Parliamentary copyright 2000
Prepared 8 Feb 2000