Capital Allowances Act 2001

[F1[F2Limiting conditionsU.K.

Textual Amendments

F1Pt. 2 Ch. 16A inserted (8.4.2010) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 4 para. 5, 6 to the amending Act) by Finance Act 2010 (c. 13), Sch. 4 para. 2

F2S. 212LA and cross-heading inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 26 para. 13 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 26 para. 3

212LALimiting conditionsU.K.

(1)The qualifying change meets one of the limiting conditions if condition A, B, C or D is met.

(2)Condition A is that the amount of the relevant excess of allowances is £50 million or more.

(3)Condition B is that the amount of the relevant excess of allowances—

(a)is £2 million or more but less than £50 million, and

(b)is not insignificant as a proportion of the total amount or value of the benefits derived by any relevant person by virtue of the qualifying change or change arrangements.

(4)Relevant person” means a person who, at the end of the relevant day, is—

(a)a principal company of C,

(b)a person carrying on the relevant activity in partnership, or

(c)a person who is connected to a person within paragraph (a) or (b) (within the meaning of section 1122 of CTA 2010).

(5)Condition C is that—

(a)the amount of the relevant excess of allowances is less than £2 million, and

(b)the qualifying change has an unallowable purpose.

See section 212M for the meaning of “unallowable purpose”.

(6)Condition D is that the main purpose, or one of the main purposes, of any arrangements is to procure that condition A or B or paragraph (a) of condition C is not met.

(7)In this section—

  • the amount of the relevant excess of allowances is the difference between RTWDV and BSV (see sections 212K and 212L);

  • change arrangements” and “arrangements” have the same meaning as in section 212M.]]