1U.K.The repeal of provisions and their enactment in a rewritten form by this Act does not affect the continuity of the law.
2U.K.Paragraph 1 does not apply to any change made by this Act in the effect of the law.
3U.K.Any subordinate legislation or other thing which—
(a)has been made or done, or has effect as if made or done, under or for the purposes of a superseded enactment so far as it applied for relevant tax purposes, and
(b)is in force or effective immediately before the commencement of the corresponding rewritten provision,
has effect after that commencement as if made or done under or for the purposes of the rewritten provision.
4(1)Any reference (express or implied) in this Act, another enactment or an instrument or document to a rewritten provision is to be read as including, in relation to times, circumstances or purposes in relation to which any corresponding superseded enactment had effect for relevant tax purposes, a reference to the superseded enactment so far as applying for those relevant tax purposes.U.K.
(2)Any reference (express or implied) in this Act, another enactment or an instrument or document to—
(a)things done under or for the purposes of a rewritten provision, or
(b)things falling to be done under or for the purposes of a rewritten provision,
is to be read as including, in relation to times, circumstances or purposes in relation to which any corresponding superseded enactment had effect for relevant tax purposes, a reference to things done or falling to be done under or for the purposes of the superseded enactment so far as applying for those relevant tax purposes.
5(1)Any reference (express or implied) in any enactment, instrument or document to a superseded enactment in its application for relevant tax purposes is to be read, so far as is required for those relevant tax purposes, as including, in relation to times, circumstances or purposes in relation to which any corresponding rewritten provision has effect, a reference to the rewritten provision.U.K.
(2)Any reference (express or implied) in any enactment, instrument or document to—
(a)things done under or for the purposes of a superseded enactment in its application for relevant tax purposes, or
(b)things falling to be done under or for the purposes of a superseded enactment in its application for relevant tax purposes,
is to be read, so far as is required for those relevant tax purposes, as including, in relation to times, circumstances or purposes in relation to which any corresponding rewritten provision has effect, a reference to things done or falling to be done under or for the purposes of the rewritten provision.
6U.K.Paragraphs 1 to 5 have effect instead of section 17(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978 (but are without prejudice to any other provision of that Act).
7U.K.Paragraphs 4 and 5 apply only so far as the context permits.
8(1)The repeal by this Act of a transitional or saving provision relating to the coming into force of a provision rewritten in this Act does not affect the operation of the transitional or saving provision, so far as it is not specifically rewritten in this Act but remains capable of having effect in relation to the corresponding provision of this Act.U.K.
(2)The repeal by this Act of an enactment previously repealed subject to savings does not affect the continued operation of those savings.
(3)The repeal by this Act of a saving on the previous repeal of an enactment does not affect the operation of the saving so far as it is not specifically rewritten in this Act but remains capable of having effect.
9(1)In this Part—U.K.
“enactment” includes subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978),
“relevant tax purposes” means, in relation to a superseded enactment, tax purposes for which the enactment has been rewritten by this Act, and
“superseded enactment” means an earlier enactment which has been rewritten by this Act for certain tax purposes (whether it applied only for those purposes or for those and other tax purposes).
(2)References in this Part to the repeal of a provision include references to its revocation and to its express or implied disapplication for corporation tax purposes.
(3)References in this Part to tax purposes are not limited to corporation tax purposes.