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(a)
the public access rule,
(b)
the personal use rule,
(c)
the repair rule, and
(d)
the temporary importation rule.
809V
Exempt property: public access rule
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(1)
This section applies for the purposes of sections 809T to 809Y.
(2)
Property meets the public access rule if the following conditions are
met.
(3)
Condition A is that, in relation to the importation of the property,
article 5(1) of the Value Added Tax (Imported Goods) Relief Order
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1984 (S.I. 1984/746)—
(a)
applies by virtue of Group 9 of Schedule 2 to that Order
(importation of works of art or collectors’ pieces by museums
etc), or
(b)
would so apply if the following requirements were
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disregarded—
(i)
the requirement for the importation to be from a third
country; and
(ii)
the requirement for the purpose of the importation to
be a purpose other than sale.
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(4)
Condition B is that the property—
(a)
is in transit from a place outside the United Kingdom to
relevant premises, in transit between relevant premises, or in
storage at relevant premises, in advance of being available for
public access at an approved establishment,
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(b)
is available for public access at an approved establishment, or
(c)
is in storage at relevant premises, in transit between relevant
premises, or in transit from relevant premises to a place
outside the United Kingdom, after it has been available for
public access at an approved establishment.
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(5)
Condition C is that, after the importation of the property, it is in the
United Kingdom for a single period of not more than—
(a)
two years, or
(b)
such longer duration as the Commissioners may specify.
(6)
A reference to importation of the property is a reference to—
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(a)
the property being brought to, or received or used in, the
United Kingdom in circumstances in which section
809L(2)(a) applies, and
(b)
to the property being in the United Kingdom after being so
brought, received or used.
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(7)
“Relevant premises” are—
(a)
premises in the United Kingdom at which the property is to
be, or has been, available for public access, or
(b)
other premises in the United Kingdom used by the approved
establishment for the storage of property in advance of it
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(8)
An “approved establishment” is an approved museum, gallery or
other institution (within the meaning of Group 9 of Schedule 2 to the
Value Added Tax (Imported Goods) Relief Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/
746).
(9)
Property is “available for public access” at an approved
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establishment if the property is—
(a)
on public display at the establishment,
(b)
held by the establishment and made available to the public
on request for viewing or for educational use, or
(c)
held by the establishment for public exhibition in connection
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with the sale of the property.
809W
Exempt property: the other rules
(1)
This section applies for the purposes of sections 809T to 809Y.
(2)
Clothing, footwear, jewellery and watches meet the personal use rule
if they—
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(a)
are property of a relevant person, and
(b)
are for the personal use of a relevant individual.
(3)
For that purpose—
(a)
“relevant person” has the meaning given by section 809L, and
(b)
“relevant individual” means an individual who is a relevant
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person by virtue of section 809L(2)(a), (b), (c) or (d) (the
individual with income or gains, or a husband, wife, civil
partner, child or grandchild).
(4)
Property meets the repair rule if the property—
(a)
is in transit from a place outside the United Kingdom to
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relevant premises, in transit between relevant premises, or in
storage at relevant premises, in advance of repair or
restoration,
(b)
is under repair or restoration, or
(c)
is in storage at relevant premises, in transit between relevant
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premises, or in transit from relevant premises to a place
outside the United Kingdom, following repair or restoration.
(5)
For that purpose “relevant premises” means—
(a)
premises in the United Kingdom that are to be used, or have
been used, for the repair or restoration referred to in
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subsection (4)(a) or (c), or
(b)
other premises in the United Kingdom used by the restorer
for the storage of property in advance of, or following, repair
or restoration of property;

and “restorer” means the person who is to carry out, or has carried
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out, the repair or restoration referred to in subsection (4)(a) or (c).
(6)
Property meets the temporary importation rule if the total number of
qualifying days is 275 or less.
(7)
For that purpose a “qualifying day” is a day on which, or on part of
which, the property is in the United Kingdom by virtue of being
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brought to, or received or used in, the United Kingdom in
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current case, or a past case, when the property was so brought,
received or used).
(8)
If property meets—
(a)
the public access rule,
(b)
the personal use rule, or
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(c)
the repair rule,

the period during which it meets that rule must be taken into account
in determining whether or not it meets the temporary importation
rule.
809X
Exempt property: the notional remitted amount
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(1)
This section applies for the purposes of sections 809T to 809Y.
(2)
The “notional remitted amount”, in relation to property, is the
amount of income that would be taken to be remitted to the United
Kingdom in relation to the property (if section 809T did not apply in
relation to the property).
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(3)
If—
(a)
property forms part of a set, and
(b)
only part of the set is in the United Kingdom,

the notional remitted amount is such part of the amount specified in
subsection (4) as is just and reasonable having regard to the part of
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the set that actually is in the United Kingdom.
(4)
That amount is the amount that would be taken to be remitted to the
United Kingdom if the complete set had been brought to, or received
or used in, the United Kingdom, at the same time as the part in
question.
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809Y
Exempt property: other interpretation
(1)
This section applies for the purposes of sections 809T to 809X.
(2)
“Property” does not include money.
(3)
References to property being in the United Kingdom are references
to the property—
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(a)
being in the United Kingdom after being brought to, or
received in, the United Kingdom in circumstances in which
section 809K(2)(a) applies, or
(b)
being used in the United Kingdom in circumstances in which
section 809K(2)(a) applies.
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Interpretation of Chapter
809Z
Interpretation of Chapter
(1)
This section applies for the purposes of this Chapter.
(2)
An individual’s “foreign income and gains” for a tax year are—
(a)
the individual’s relevant foreign earnings for that year,
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(b)
the individual’s foreign specific employment income for that
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(d)
if the individual is not domiciled in the United Kingdom in
that year, the individual’s foreign chargeable gains for that
year.
(3)
An individual’s “relevant foreign earnings” for a tax year are—
(a)
if the individual is ordinarily UK resident in that year, the
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individual’s chargeable overseas earnings for that year, and
(b)
otherwise, the individual’s general earnings within section
26(1) of ITEPA 2003 for that year (non-UK earnings).
(4)
An individual’s “foreign specific employment income” for a tax year
is so much of the amounts within subsection (5) as are regarded as
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foreign securities income for the purposes of section 41A of ITEPA
2003.
(5)
An amount is within this subsection if it counts as employment
income of the individual for the tax year by virtue of any provision
of Chapters 2, 3 and 3C to 5 of Part 7 of ITEPA 2003 (employment-
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related securities etc) except section 446UA.
(6)
An individual’s “foreign chargeable gains” for a tax year are the
foreign chargeable gains (within the meaning of section 12(4) of
TCGA 1992) accruing to the individual in that year.
(7)
In subsection (3)(a) “chargeable overseas earnings” has the same
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meaning as in section 22 of ITEPA 2003 (see section 23 of that Act).”
Employment income
2
ITEPA 2003 is amended as follows.
3     (1)
Section 6 (nature of charge to tax on employment income) is amended as
follows.
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      (2)
In subsection (3), omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (a), and after that
paragraph insert—
“(aa)
whether section 809B, 809C or 809D of ITA 2007 (remittance
basis) applies to an employee for a tax year, and”.
      (3)
After that subsection insert—
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“(3A)
The rules in Chapter 5A, which are concerned with the matters
mentioned in subsection (3)(a) to (b), apply for the purposes of the
charge to tax on certain specific employment income arising under
Part 7 (securities etc).”
4     (1)
Section 10 (meaning of “taxable earnings” etc) is amended as follows.
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      (2)
In subsection (2), for the words after “with” substitute “Chapters 4 and 5 of
this Part”.
      (3)
After subsection (3) insert—
“(4)
Subsection (3) is subject to Chapter 5A of this Part (certain specific
employment income under Part 7: individuals to whom to
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remittance basis applies).”
5     (1)
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      (2)
After subsection (4) insert—
“(4A)
If the tax is on specific employment income received, or remitted to
the United Kingdom, after the death of the person in relation to
whom the income is, by virtue of Part 7, to count as employment
income, the person’s personal representatives are liable for the tax.”
5
      (3)
In subsection (5), for “In that event” substitute “If subsection (4) or (4A)
applies,”.
6
For the heading of Chapter 4 of Part 2 substitute “Taxable earnings: UK
resident employees”.
7
In section 14(1) (taxable earnings under Chapter 4: introduction), for
10
“resident, ordinarily resident and domiciled in UK” substitute “UK
resident”.
8
For the heading before section 15 substitute “UK resident employees”.
9     (1)
Section 15 (earnings for year when employee resident, ordinarily resident
and domiciled in UK) is amended as follows.
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      (2)
In subsection (1), for the words from the first “resident” to the end substitute
“UK resident.”
      (3)
For subsection (3) substitute—
“(3)
Subsection (2) applies whether or not the employment is held when
the earnings are received.”
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      (4)
Accordingly, in the heading for “resident, ordinarily resident and
domiciled in UK” substitute “UK resident”.
10
For the title to Chapter 5 of Part 2 substitute “Taxable earnings:
remittance basis rules and rules for non-uk resident employees“.
11    (1)
Section 20 (taxable earnings under Chapter 5: introduction) is amended as
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follows.
      (2)
For subsection (1) substitute—
“(1)
This Chapter—
(a)
contains provision for calculating what are taxable earnings
from certain kinds of employment in a tax year for which
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section 809B, 809C or 809D of ITA 2007 (remittance basis)
applies to the employee, and
(b)
sets out what are taxable earnings from an employment in a
tax year in which the employee is non-UK resident.”
      (3)
In subsection (2), omit paragraphs (b) and (c).
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      (4)
In subsection (3) for “the sections listed in subsection (1)” substitute
“sections 22, 26 and 27”.
12
For the heading before section 21 substitute “Remittance basis rules for UK
ordinarily resident employees”.
13
Omit section 21 (earnings for year when employee resident and ordinarily
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14    (1)
Section 22 (chargeable overseas earnings for year when employee resident
and ordinarily resident, but not domiciled, in UK) is amended as follows.
      (2)
In subsection (1), for the words from “in which” to the end substitute “, to the
extent that they are chargeable overseas earnings for that year, if—
(a)
section 809B, 809C or 809D of ITA 2007 (remittance basis)
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applies to the employee for that year, and
(b)
the employee is ordinarily UK resident in that year.”
      (3)
For subsection (3) substitute—
“(3)
Subsection (2) applies whether or not the employment is held when
the earnings are remitted.”
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      (4)
In subsection (4), omit the words after “year”.
      (5)
In subsection (5)(b), for “section 21” substitute “section 15”.
      (6)
After subsection (5) insert—
“(6)
See sections 809K to 809Q of ITA 2007 for the meaning of “remitted
to the United Kingdom” etc.
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(7)
General earnings for the employee for the tax year fall within section
15(1) to the extent that they do not fall within subsection (1).”
      (7)
Accordingly, in the heading, for the words from “employee” to the end
substitute “remittance basis applies and employee ordinarily UK
resident”.
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15    (1)
Section 23 (calculation of chargeable overseas earnings) is amended as
follows.
      (2)
In subsection (1), for “sections 21 and” substitute “section”.
      (3)
In subsection (2), for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a)
section 809B, 809C or 809D of ITA 2007 (remittance basis)
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applies to the employee for that year,
(aa)
the employee is ordinarily UK resident in that year,”.
16    (1)
Section 24 (limit on chargeable overseas earnings where duties of associated
employment performed in UK) is amended as follows.
      (2)
In subsection (7), for “section 21(1)” substitute “section 15(1)”.
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      (3)
After that subsection insert—
“(8)
For the purposes of this section, no account is to be taken of the effect
of section 41D (limit on foreign securities income where duties of
associated employment performed in UK).”
17
For the heading before section 25 substitute “Remittance basis rules: employees
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not UK ordinarily resident”.
18
Omit section 25 (UK-based earnings for year when employee resident, but
not ordinarily resident, in UK).
19    (1)
Section 26 (foreign earnings for year when employee resident, but not
ordinarily resident, in UK) is amended as follows.
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      (2)
In subsection (1), for the words from “in which” to “they” substitute “where
section 809B, 809C or 809D of ITA 2007 (remittance basis) applies to the
employee for that year and the employee is not ordinarily UK resident in
that year, if the general earnings”.
      (3)
For subsection (3) substitute—
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“(3)
Subsection (2) applies whether or not the employment is held when
the earnings are remitted.”
      (4)
After subsection (4) insert—
“(5)
See sections 809K to 809Q of ITA 2007 for the meaning of “remitted
to the United Kingdom” etc.
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(6)
General earnings for the employee for the tax year fall within section
15(1) if they do not fall within subsection (1).”
      (5)
Accordingly, in the heading for the words from “employee” to the end
substitute “remittance basis applies and employee not ordinarily UK
resident”.
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20    (1)
Section 27 (UK-based earnings for year when employee non-UK resident) is
amended as follows.
      (2)
For subsection (3) substitute—
“(3)
Subsection (2) applies whether or not the employment is held when
the earnings are received.”
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      (3)
After subsection (4) insert—
“(5)
Sections 18 and 19 (time when earnings are received) apply for the
purposes of this section.”
21
Omit sections 31 to 37 (and the heading before section 31).
22
After section 41 insert—
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“Chapter 5A
Taxable specific income: effect of remittance basis
Introduction
41A
Taxable specific income from employment-related securities: effect of
remittance basis
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(1)
This section applies if—
(a)
an amount within subsection (2) counts as employment
income of an individual for a tax year in respect of an
employment (“the securities income”), and
(b)
any part of the relevant period (see section 41B) is within a tax
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year for which section 809B, 809C or 809D of ITA 2007
(remittance basis) applies to the individual.
(2)
An amount is within this subsection if it counts as employment
income under any provision of any of Chapters 2, 3 and 3C to 5 of
Part 7 (employment-related securities etc) except section 446UA.
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