Section 171: Disposal values on cessation of ownership
634.This section gives disposal values on cessation of deemed ownership. It applies when the plant or machinery is transferred to the government at the end of the production sharing contract. The disposal events it relates to are in sections 168(2)(a) and (b), 169(2)(a) and (b) and 170(2)(a) and (b). If the contractor or participator receives capital compensation then the disposal value is the amount of that compensation. Otherwise it is nil.