Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988

12 (1) In so far as the question in dispute on any appeal falling within sub-paragraph (2) below—

(a) is or involves a determination of whether this Schedule has effect as respects any provision made or imposed as between any two persons, or of how it so has effect, and

(b) is not a question that would fall to be determined by the Special Commissioners apart from this sub-paragraph,

that question shall be determined by them.

(2) The appeals falling within this sub-paragraph are—

(a) any appeal under section 31 of, or Schedule 1A to, the Management Act;

(b) any appeal under paragraph 34(3) of Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 1998 against an amendment of a company’s return; and

(c) any appeal under paragraph 48 of that Schedule against a discovery assessment or a discovery determination.

(3) Sub-paragraph (4) below applies where—

(a) any such question as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above falls to be determined by the Special Commissioners for the purposes of any proceedings before them; and

(b) that question relates to any provision made or imposed as between two persons each of whom is a person in relation to whom the condition set out in paragraph 5(3) above is satisfied.

(4) Where this sub-paragraph applies—

(a) each of the persons as between whom the actual provision was made or imposed shall be entitled to appear and be heard by the Special Commissioners, or to make representations to them in writing;

(b) the Special Commissioners shall determine that question separately from any other questions in those proceedings; and

(c) their determination on that question shall have effect as if made in an appeal to which each of those persons was a party.

(5) In this paragraph—

• “discovery assessment” means a discovery assessment under paragraph 41 of Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 1998 (including one by virtue of paragraph 52 of that Schedule); and

• “discovery determination” means a discovery determination under paragraph 41 of that Schedule.