Finance Act 2002

Securities or shares: no claim after disposal or excessive receipts of value

23(1)Where the investment consists of securities or shares, a claim made in respect of a tax year or accounting period must relate only to those securities or shares held by the investor, as sole beneficial owner, continuously throughout the period—

(a)beginning when the investment is made, and

(b)ending immediately before the qualifying date relating to the tax year or accounting period.

(2)No claim for relief may be made in relation to a tax year or accounting period if before the qualifying date relating to that year or period paragraphs (a) to (d) of paragraph 32(1) (receipts of value in five year period exceeding permitted limits) apply in relation to the investment or any part of it.

(3)For the purposes of this paragraph, the qualifying date relating to a tax year or accounting period is the anniversary of the investment date next occurring after the end of that year or period.