PART IIICapital Gains.

Supplemental.

43Residence and location of assets.

(1)In this Part of this Act " resident " and " ordinarily resident " have the same meanings as in the Income Tax Acts.

(2)Subject to section 20(2) of this Act an individual who is in the United Kingdom for some temporary purpose only and not with any view or intent to establish his residence in the United Kingdom shall be charged to capital gains tax on chargeable gains accruing in any year of assessment if and only if the period (or the sum of the periods) for which he is resident in the United Kingdom in that year of assessment exceeds six months.

(3)For the purposes of this Part of this Act—

(a)the situation of rights or interests (otherwise than by way of security) in or over immovable property is that of the immovable property,

(b)subject to the following provisions of this subsection, the situation of rights or interests (otherwise than by way of security) in or over tangible movable property is that of the tangible movable property,

(c)subject to the following provisions of this subsection, a debt, secured or unsecured, is situated in the United Kingdom if and only if the creditor is resident in the United Kingdom,

(d)shares or securities issued by any municipal or governmental authority, or by any body created by such an authority, are situated in the country of that authority,

(e)subject to paragraph (d) above, registered shares or securities are situated where they are registered and, if registered in more than one register, where the principal register is situated,

(f)a ship or aircraft is situated in the United Kingdom if and only if the owner is then resident in the United Kingdom, and an interest or right in or over a ship or aircraft is situated in the United Kingdom if and only if the person entitled to the interest or right is resident in the United Kingdom,

(g)the situation of good-will as a trade, business or professional asset is at the place where the trade, business or profession is carried on,

(h)patents, trade-marks and designs are situated where they are registered, and if registered in more than one register, where each register is situated, and copyright, franchises, rights and licences to use any copyright material, patent, trade-mark or design are situated in the United Kingdom if they, or any rights derived from them, are exercisable in the United Kingdom,

(i)a judgment debt is situated where the judgment is recorded.