The turnover testU.K.
3(1)The applicant must satisfy the Inland Revenue, by such evidence as may be prescribed in regulations made by the Board of Inland Revenue, that the carrying on of the business mentioned in paragraph 2 is likely to involve the receipt in the year following the making of the application of an aggregate amount by way of relevant payments which is not less than the amount specified in regulations made by the Board as the minimum turnover for the purposes of this sub-paragraph.U.K.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1) “relevant payments” means payments under contracts relating to, or to the work of individuals participating in the carrying out of, any operations which—
(a)are of a description specified in subsection (2) of section 74; but
(b)are not of a description specified in subsection (3) of that section,
other than so much of the payments as represents the direct cost to the person receiving the payments of materials used or to be used in carrying out the operations in question.
(3)The Board may make regulations for the purpose of enabling a person who does not satisfy the condition in sub-paragraph (1) to be treated as satisfying that condition in such circumstances as may be prescribed.