9(1)In section 187(3) of the Taxes Act 1988 (cases in which a person has a material interest in a company for the purposes of sections 185 to 187 of, and Schedules 9 and 10 to, that Act) for the words from “in a company” to the end of paragraph (b) there shall be substituted— “in a company if he, either on his own or with one or more associates, or if any associate of his with or without such other associates,—
(a)is the beneficial owner of, or able, directly or through the medium of other companies, or by any other indirect means to control, more than 25 per cent., or in the case of a share option scheme which is not a savings-related share option scheme more than 10 per cent., of the ordinary share capital of the company, or
(b)where the company is a close company, possesses, or is entitled to acquire, such rights as would, in the event of the winding-up of the company or in any other circumstances, give an entitlement to receive more than 25 per cent., or in the case of a share option scheme which is not a savings-related share option scheme more than 10 per cent., of the assets which would then be available for distribution among the participators.”;
and at the end there shall be added the words “and “participator” has the meaning given by section 417(1)”
(2)This paragraph shall have effect in relation to accounting periods beginning after 31st March 1989.