Amendments proposed to the Finance Bill - continued House of Commons

back to previous text
   

Mr Paul Boateng

301

Schedule     38,     page     420,     line     1,     at end insert—

    '9B (1) Section 730A of the Taxes Act 1988 (treatment of price differential on sale and repurchase of securities) is amended as follows.

    (2) In subsection (4) (adjustment of repurchase price) for "this section and sections 737A and 737C" substitute "the excepted provisions specified in subsection (4A) below".

    (3) At the end of that subsection add as a second sentence—

             "This subsection is subject to subsection (4B) below.".

    (4) After that subsection insert—

          "(4A)   The excepted provisions are—

          (a) this section,

          (b) section 730BB, apart from subsection (6A),

          (c) section 737A, and

          (d) section 737C.

          (4B)   Where section 730BB(6A) has effect (repurchase price to be treated as increased or reduced for certain purposes), subsection (4) above does not have effect for any purpose other than that of determining the amount that falls to be increased or reduced under section 730BB(6A).".'.

   

Mr Paul Boateng

302

Schedule     38,     page     421,     line     29,     at end insert—

          '(6A)   Where a company has a relationship to which this section applies, the repurchase price shall be treated for the purposes of the Tax Acts (other than this section and sections 730A, 737A and 737C) and (in cases where section 263A of the 1992 Act does not apply) for the purposes of the 1992 Act—

          (a) in a case where an exchange gain arises to the company by virtue of subsection (4)(a) above or an exchange loss arises to the company by virtue of subsection (5)(b) above, as increased by the amount by which the first sum exceeds the second sum, and

          (b) in a case where an exchange gain arises to the company by virtue of subsection (4)(b) above or an exchange loss arises to the company by virtue of subsection (5)(a) above, as reduced by the amount by which the second sum exceeds the first sum.'.

   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

308

Schedule     38,     page     422,     leave out lines 29 to 39 and insert—

    '(2A)   Where—

      (a) a company has a relationship to which section 730BB of the Taxes Act 1988 applies (exchange gains and losses on sale and repurchase of securities), and

      (b) the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1)(a) of that section are such that a money debt arises from the obligation mentioned in section 730A(1)(b)(i) of that Act or from the exercise of an option mentioned in section 730A(1)(b)(i) or (ii) of that Act,

       the company shall not be regarded for the purposes of the Corporation Tax Acts as having, by reason of that money debt, a relationship to which this section applies, so far as relating to exchange gains and losses.'.

   

Mr Paul Boateng

303

Schedule     38,     page     422,     line     32,     leave out from 'securities),' to the end of line 35 and insert—

      '(b) in the case of that relationship the circumstances mentioned in section 730A(1)(b) of that Act are such as to give rise to a money debt, and

      (c) the company stands, or has stood, in the position of a creditor or debtor as respects that money debt,'.

   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

309

Schedule     38,     page     423,     line     18,     at end insert—

    '17A   In Schedule 26 to the Finance Act 2002 after paragraph 4, insert—

       "Contracts excluded by virtue of forming part of sale and repurchase agreement

    4A   A relevant contract is not a derivative contract for the purposes of this Schedule if it forms part of an arrangement falling within section 730A of the Taxes Act 1988.".'.

   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

307

Schedule     38,     page     423,     leave out lines 26 and 27 and insert—

    '(1)   Paragraph 1 has effect where the agreement to sell securities falling within section 737A of the Taxes Act 1988 is entered into on or after 9th April 2003.'.


   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

324

Schedule     39,     page     425,     line     33,     leave out from 'security' to end of line 37 and insert 'which is listed on a recognised stock exchange.'.


   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

325

Clause     192,     page     124,     leave out lines 27 to 38 and insert—

    '(6)   Where any shares of a company are subject to a transaction which falls, or would fall, within the scope of sections 126 to 131 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (company reorganisations etc) or any enactment applying the said section 126 in a modified form (together "the relevant enactments"), and that company holds any of its own shares ("the treasury shares"), then the relevant enactments shall apply to those shares which are not treasury shares ignoring the effect of the transaction (if any) upon the treasury shares.'.

   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

326

Clause     192,     page     125,     line     10,     after 'treated', insert 'for the purposes of Part 6 of the Taxes Act 1988'.


   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

295

Schedule     41,     page     428,     line     21,     at end insert—

    '(7ZB)   For the purposes of this section an administrator (who is the proper officer of a company) may elect that subsections (3)(da) and (7ZA) do not apply.

    (7ZC)   An election under subsection (7ZB) must be made—

      (a) in writing,

      (b) to the Inland Revenue,

      (c) no later than one year after the date the company enters administration.

    (7ZD)   An election under subsection (7ZB) is irrevocable.'.

   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

296

Schedule     41,     page     428,     line     23,     leave out '(7ZA)' and insert '(7ZD)'.

   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

327

Schedule     41,     page     428,     line     26,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   In subsection (1), after "liquidator" insert "or administrator".'.


   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

207

Clause     194,     page     126,     line     16,     leave out 'any of subsections (1) to' and insert 'the definition of "the Mutual Assistance Directive" in subsection'.

   

Mr Paul Boateng

304

Clause     194,     page     126,     line     19,     at end insert—

    '( )   An order under subsection (5) shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.'.


   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

200

Clause     196,     page     127,     line     7,     after 'made', insert 'after consultation and agreement'.

   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

288

Clause     196,     page     127,     line     41,     after 'for', insert 'the immediate benefit of'.

   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

289

Clause     196,     page     127,     line     43,     at end insert ', being a description in respect of which the Community obligation or arrangements referred to in subsection (1) above apply.'.


   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

318

Schedule     42,     page     431,     line     36,     leave out 'branch or agency' and insert 'permanent establishment'.

   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

319

Schedule     42,     page     432,     line     16,     leave out 'branch or agency' and insert 'permanent establishment'.

   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

316

Schedule     42,     page     432,     line     44,     leave out 'business' and insert 'trade'.

   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

320

Schedule     42,     page     432,     line     45,     leave out 'branch or agency' and insert 'permanent establishment'.

   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

317

Schedule     42,     page     432,     line     46,     leave out 'habitually' and insert 'ordinarily'.

   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

321

Schedule     42,     page     433,     line     3,     leave out 'branch or agency' and insert 'permanent establishment'.


   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

284

Clause     207,     page     138,     line     13,     leave out subsection (3) and insert—

    '(3)   For subsection (3) substitute—

          "(3)   For the purposes of making their determination under sub-section (1)(b) the Treasury shall be required to apply generally accepted accounting practices in determining whether all or part of any payments represent such interest as is referred to in that subsection.".'.


 
previous section contents continue
 
House of Commons home page Houses of Parliament home page House of Lords home page Search page Enquiries index

©Parliamentary copyright 2003
Prepared 12 Jun 2003