10U.K.After paragraph 22E insert—
22F(1)This paragraph applies where a qualifying ship operated by a tonnage tax company ceases to be a qualifying ship by virtue of paragraph 22E.
(2)No notice may be given under section 130 of the Capital Allowances Act 2001 for the postponement of all or part of a relevant allowance to which—
(a)the company, or
(b)if immediately before the date on which the ship so ceases to be a qualifying ship (“the cessation date”) the company is a member of a tonnage tax group, any company that is or becomes a member of the group,
becomes entitled on or after the cessation date.
(3)In sub-paragraph (2) “relevant allowance” means an allowance in respect of—
(a)qualifying expenditure on the provision of the ship, or
(b)qualifying expenditure which—
(i)is incurred on the provision of the ship, and
(ii)is allocated to a single ship pool.
(4)No claim may be made under section 135 of that Act for deferment of all or part of a balancing charge—
(a)to which the company or, if immediately before the cessation date the company is a member of a tonnage tax group, any company that is or becomes a member of the group becomes liable, and
(b)which arises when there is a disposal event in respect of the ship on or after the cessation date.
(5)Relief in respect of a relevant loss shall not be given under section 393A(1) of the Taxes Act 1988 (losses: set off against profits of the same, or an earlier, accounting period).
(6)Group relief under Chapter 4 of Part 10 of that Act shall not be available in respect of a relevant loss.
(7)Accordingly, relief in respect of a relevant loss shall be given only under section 393(1) of that Act (losses other than terminal losses).
(8)In sub-paragraphs (5) to (7) “relevant loss” means a loss which is incurred in respect of the ship on or after the cessation date in the course of a trade carried on by—
(a)the company, or
(b)if immediately before the cessation date the company is a member of a tonnage tax group, any company that is or becomes a member of the group.”.