Textual Amendments
F1 Sch. 10 Pt. 3A inserted (1.4.2015) by Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act 2014 (asp 16) , s. 260(2) , Sch. 4 para. 9(20)(b) (with ss. 257-259 ); S.S.I. 2015/110 , art. 2(1)
42AThis Part applies where—
(a)relief under this schedule is withdrawn or partially withdrawn and tax is chargeable,
(b)the amount so chargeable has been finally determined, and
(c)the whole or part of the amount so chargeable is unpaid 6 months after the date on which it became payable.
42BSThe following persons may, by notice under paragraph 42E, be required to pay the unpaid tax—
(a)the seller,
(b)any company that at any relevant time was a member of the same group as the buyer and was above it in the group structure,
(c)any person who at any relevant time was a controlling director of the buyer or a company having control of the buyer.
42CSFor the purposes of paragraph 42B(b)—
(a) a “ relevant time ” means any time between the effective date of the transaction which was exempt from charge by virtue of this schedule and the buyer ceasing to be a member of the same group as the seller, and
(b)a company (“company A”) is “above” another company (“company B”) in a group structure if company B, or another company that is above company B in the group structure, is a 75% subsidiary of company A.
42DSIn paragraph 42B(c)—
“ director ”, in relation to a company, has the meaning given by section 67(1) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c.1) (read with subsection (2) of that section) and includes a person falling within section 452(1) of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c.4),
“ controlling director ”, in relation to a company, means a director of the company who has control of it (construing control in accordance with sections 450 and 451 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c.4)).
42EThe Tax Authority may give notice to a person within paragraph 42B requiring that person within 30 days of receipt of the notice to pay the amount that remains unpaid.
42FSAny such notice must be given before the end of the period of 3 years beginning with the date of the final determination mentioned in paragraph 42A(b).
42GSThe notice must state the amount required to be paid by the person to whom the notice is given.
42HSThe notice has effect—
(a)for the purposes of the recovery from that person of the amount required to be paid and of interest on that amount, and
(b)for the purpose of appeals,
as if it were a notice of a Revenue Scotland assessment and that amount were an amount of tax due from that person.
42ISA person who has paid an amount in pursuance of a notice under paragraph 42E may recover that amount from the buyer.
42JSA payment in pursuance of a notice under paragraph 42E is not allowed as a deduction in computing any income, profits or losses for any tax purpose.
42KS In paragraph 42H, “ Revenue Scotland assessment ” has the same meaning as in section 100 of the Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act 2014 (asp 16). ]