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SCHEDULE 22, TONNAGE TAX - continued

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  PART XIV
  SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
 
Meaning of "ship"
     133. In this Schedule "ship" means any vessel used in navigation, and includes a hovercraft.
 
 
Meaning of "on bareboat charter terms"
     134. In this Schedule a charter "on bareboat charter terms" means a hiring of a ship for a stipulated period on terms which give the charterer possession and control of the ship, including the right to appoint the master and crew.
 
 
Meaning of "associate"
     135. - (1) In this Schedule "associate", in relation to an individual, means-
 
 
    (a) a relative of that individual;
 
    (b) a partner of that individual;
 
    (c) the trustee or trustees of any settlement in relation to which-
 
      (i) that individual, or
 
      (ii) any relative (whether living or dead) of that individual,
 
    is or was a settlor;
 
    (d) where that individual is interested in any shares or obligations of a company that are subject to a trust, the trustee or trustees of the settlement concerned;
 
    (e) where that individual is interested in any shares or obligations of a company that are part of the estate of a deceased person, the personal representatives of the deceased.
      (2) In sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (c)(ii) "relative" means husband or wife, parent or remoter forebear, child or remoter issue, or brother or sister.
 
  Section 831(4) of the Taxes Act 1988 applies for the purposes of this paragraph as it applies for the purposes of that Act.
 
      (3) In sub-paragraph (1)(c) and (d) "settlement" and "settlor" have the same meaning as in Chapter IA of Part XV of the Taxes Act 1988 (see section 660G(1) and (2) of that Act).
 
 
Exercise of functions conferred on "the Inland Revenue"
     136. - (1) Any power to make regulations conferred by this Schedule on "the Inland Revenue" is exercisable only by the Board.
 
      (2) Subject to that, references in this Schedule to "the Inland Revenue" are to any officer of the Board.
 
 
Meaning of "company" and related expressions
     137. In this Schedule-
 
 
    "company" means a body corporate or unincorporated association, but does not include a partnership;
 
    "controlled foreign company" has the same meaning as in Chapter IV of Part XVII of the Taxes Act 1988 (tax avoidance: controlled foreign companies);
 
    "single company" means a company that is not a member of a group.
 
Index of defined expressions
     138. In this Schedule the following expressions are defined or otherwise explained by the provisions indicated:
 
 
 
associate (of an individual)
 
paragraph 135
 
bareboat charter terms
 
paragraph 134
 
capital allowances (in Part IX)
 
paragraph 88(1)
 
certificate of non-compliance (with training requirement)
 
paragraph 32
 
company
 
paragraph 137
 
company election
 
paragraph 7(1)(a)
 
control
 
paragraph 116 (and see paragraph 115)
 
controlled foreign company
 
paragraph 137
 
core qualifying activities
 
paragraph 46
 
cost of providing the ship (in Part X)
 
paragraph 95
 
demerger
 
paragraph 119(1)
 
dominant party (in relation to a merger)
 
paragraph 124
 
entering (or leaving) tonnage tax
 
paragraph 2(2)
 
finance costs (in paragraphs 61 and 62)
 
paragraph 63
 
finance lease (and lessor and lessee) (in Part X)
 
paragraph 89(2)
 
group
 
paragraph 114
 
group election
 
paragraph 7(1)(b)
 
initial period
 
paragraph 10(1) (and see paragraph 11(2))
 
Inland Revenue
 
paragraph 136
 
leaving (or entering) tonnage tax
 
paragraph 2(2)
 
member of group
 
paragraph 114
 
merger
 
paragraph 119(1)
 
minimum training obligation
 
paragraph 24
 
offshore activities (in Part XI)
 
paragraph 102
 
offshore profits (in Part XI)
 
paragraph 105(1)
 
payments in lieu of training
 
paragraph 29
 
pooling and related expressions (in Parts IX, X and XI)
 
paragraph 88(2) and (3)
 
operating (a ship)
 
paragraph 18
 
qualifying activity and qualifying expenditure (in Parts IX, X and XI)
 
paragraph 88(1)
 
qualifying company
 
paragraph 16(1) (and see paragraph 17)
 
qualifying group
 
paragraph 16(2)
 
qualifying incidental activities
 
paragraph 48
 
qualifying secondary activities
 
paragraph 47
 
qualifying ship
 
paragraphs 19 to 22
 
relevant shipping income
 
paragraph 44(2)
 
relevant shipping profits
 
paragraph 44(1) (and see paragraph 106(2))
 
renewal election
 
paragraph 15(1)
 
the 75% limit (on chartered-in tonnage)
 
paragraph 37
 
ship
 
paragraph 133
 
single company
 
paragraph 137
 
subject to tonnage tax
 
paragraph 2(2)
 
tonnage
 
paragraph 6(1)
 
tonnage tax
 
paragraph 1(1)
 
tonnage tax activities
 
paragraph 45 (and see paragraph 106(1))
 
tonnage tax asset (in Parts VIII and XI)
 
paragraph 64
 
tonnage tax company
 
paragraph 2(1)
 
tonnage tax election
 
paragraph 1(2) (and see Part II)
 
tonnage tax group
 
paragraph 2(1)
 
tonnage tax pool (in Part IX)
 
paragraph 69
 
tonnage tax profits
 
paragraphs 3 to 5 (and see Part XI)
 
tonnage tax trade
 
paragraph 53(1)
 
training commitment
 
paragraph 25
 
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