Finance (No. 2) Act 2005

4(1)Section 149A of TCGA 1992 is amended as follows.U.K.

(2)In subsection (1) (cases in which the section applies) for paragraph (b) (option to consist of right to acquire shares in body corporate and to be obtained by individual by reason of his office or employment) substitute—

(b)the option is a securities option within the meaning of Chapter 5 of Part 7 of ITEPA 2003 (see section 420(8) of that Act) to which that Chapter applies or would, apart from section 474 of that Act, apply (see section 471 of that Act), and.

(3)In that subsection, in paragraph (c) (section 17(1) to apply for calculating consideration for grant of option) after “section 17(1)” insert “ of this Act ”.

(4)The heading of the section accordingly becomes “ Employment-related securities options ”.