Employment-related securitiesU.K.
92Avoidance using options etcU.K.
(1)Section 420 of ITEPA 2003 (meaning of securities etc) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1)(f), insert at the beginning “ options and ”.
(3)In subsection (5)(e), insert at the beginning “ securities ”.
(4)In subsection (8), in the definition of “securities option”, after “acquire securities” insert “ other than a right to acquire securities which is acquired pursuant to a right or opportunity made available under arrangements the main purpose (or one of the main purposes) of which is the avoidance of tax or national insurance contributions ”.
(5)This section has effect in relation to options acquired on or after 2nd December 2004; but subsection (4) also has effect in relation to an option acquired before that date where something is done on or after that date as part of the arrangements under which it was made available.
F193Corporation tax relief for shares acquired under EMI optionU.K.
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Textual Amendments
F1S. 93 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1329(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4), s. 1329(1), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2 Pts. 1, 2)