Section 231: No control of CDFI by investor
846.This section provides that the investor does not qualify for CITR in relation to an investment if the investor or a person connected with the investor controls the CDFI at any time in the 5 year period. It is based on paragraph 14 of Schedule 16 to FA 2002.
847.The legal structure of a CDFI may take a number of forms. It may be a company or some other form of body corporate or it may be a partnership or some other form of unincorporated association. The different meanings of control needed to deal with the possible different forms of a CDFI’s constitution are set out in subsections (3) to (6).