Finance Act 1993

61 Qualifying debts for purposes of sections 63 to 66

(1) A debt is a qualifying debt for the purposes of sections 63 to 66 below at any time if, at that time—

(a) the person entitled to the debt is a company which is resident in the United Kingdom (“the resident company”);

(b) the person liable for the debt is either a qualifying company or a qualifying third party; and

(c) the debt is not an exempted debt for those purposes.

(2) A company is a qualifying company for the purposes of this section and section 62 below at any time if, at that time, the company—

(a) is an associated company of the resident company, and

(b) is resident outside the United Kingdom.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) above, any company which, though resident in the United Kingdom, is regarded for the purposes of any double taxation arrangements as resident in a territory outside the United Kingdom shall be treated as if it were resident outside the United Kingdom.

(4) A third party, that is to say, a person who is not an associated company of the resident company, is a qualifying third party for the purposes of this section and section 62 below at any time if, at that time, each of the two conditions mentioned below is fulfilled.

(5) The first condition is that, in pursuance of any arrangements made with the third party, that party has at any earlier time been put in funds (directly or indirectly)—

(a) by the resident company or by a company which was at that earlier time an associated company of the resident company, or

(b) by a person from whom the resident company has (directly or indirectly) acquired the debt or by a company which was at that earlier time an associated company of that person.

(6) The second condition is that, in pursuance of those arrangements, a company which is a qualifying company has at any earlier time been put in funds (directly or indirectly) by the third party or by a company which was at that earlier time an associated company of that party.

(7) In this section—

• “associated company” shall be construed in accordance with section 416 of the Taxes Act 1988;

• “double taxation arrangements” means double taxation arrangements having effect by virtue of section 788 of that Act.