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SCHEDULE 11Reconstruction relief and acquisition relief

PART 4Withdrawal of relief

Overview

11This Part of this schedule is arranged as follows—

Withdrawal of relief

12Relief under Part 2 or Part 3 of this schedule is withdrawn or partially withdrawn where paragraphs 13 and 14 apply.

13This paragraph applies where control of the acquiring company changes—

(a)before the end of the period of 3 years beginning with the effective date of the transaction which is exempt from charge by virtue of Part 2, or is subject to a reduced amount of tax by virtue of Part 3, of this schedule (“the relevant transaction”), or

(b)in pursuance of, or in connection with, arrangements made before the end of that period.

14This paragraph applies where, at the time the control of the acquiring company changes (“the relevant time”), it or a relevant associated company holds a chargeable interest—

(a)that was acquired by the acquiring company under the relevant transaction, or

(b)that is derived from a chargeable interest so acquired,

and that has not subsequently been acquired at market value under a chargeable transaction in relation to which relief under this schedule was available but was not claimed.

Case where relief not withdrawn: change of control of acquiring company as result of transaction connected to divorce etc.

15Relief under Part 2 or Part 3 of this schedule is not withdrawn where control of the acquiring company changes as a result of a share transaction that is effected as mentioned in—

(a)any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of paragraph 4 of schedule 1 (transactions connected with divorce etc.), or

(b)any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of paragraph 5 of schedule 1 (transactions connected with dissolution of civil partnership etc.).

16Relief under Part 2 or Part 3 of this schedule is not withdrawn where control of the acquiring company changes as a result of a share transaction that—

(a)is effected as mentioned in paragraph 7(1) of schedule 1, and

(b)meets the conditions in paragraph 7(2) of that schedule (variation of testamentary dispositions etc.).

Case where relief not withdrawn: exempt intra-group transfer

17Relief under Part 2 or Part 3 of this schedule is not withdrawn where control of the acquiring company changes as a result of an exempt intra-group transfer.

18But see paragraphs 22 to 24 for the effect of a subsequent non-exempt transfer.

Case where relief not withdrawn: share acquisition relief

19Relief under Part 2 or Part 3 of this schedule is not withdrawn where control of the acquiring company changes as a result of a transfer of shares to another company in relation to which share acquisition relief applies.

20But see paragraphs 25 to 28 for the effect of a change in the control of that other company.

Case where relief not withdrawn: controlling loan creditor

21Relief under Part 2 or Part 3 of this schedule is not withdrawn where—

(a)control of the acquiring company changes as a result of a loan creditor (within the meaning of section 453 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c.4)) becoming, or ceasing to be, treated as having control of the company, and

(b)the other persons who were previously treated as controlling the company continue to be so treated.

Withdrawal of relief on subsequent non-exempt transfer

22Relief under Part 2 or Part 3 of this schedule is withdrawn or partially withdrawn if—

(a)control of the acquiring company changes as a result of an exempt intra-group transfer, and

(b)paragraphs 23 and 24 apply.

23This paragraph applies where a company holding shares in the acquiring company to which the exempt intra-group transfer related, or that are derived from shares to which that transfer related, ceases to be a member of the same group as the target company—

(a)before the end of the period of 3 years beginning with the effective date of the transaction which is exempt from charge by virtue of Part 2, or is subject to a reduced amount of tax by virtue of Part 3, of this schedule (“the relevant transaction”), or

(b)in pursuance of, or in connection with, arrangements made before the end of that period.

24This paragraph applies where the acquiring company or a relevant associated company, at that time (“the relevant time”), holds a chargeable interest—

(a)that was transferred to the acquiring company by the relevant transaction, or

(b)that is derived from an interest so transferred,

and that has not subsequently been transferred at market value under a chargeable transaction in relation to which relief under Part 2 or Part 3 of this schedule was available but was not claimed.

Withdrawal of relief where share acquisition relief applied but control of company subsequently changes

25Relief under Part 2 or Part 3 of this schedule is withdrawn or partially withdrawn if—

(a)control of the acquiring company changes as a result of a transfer of shares to another company in relation to which share acquisition relief applies, and

(b)paragraphs 26 to 28 apply.

26This paragraph applies where control of the other company mentioned in paragraph 25(a) changes—

(a)before the end of the period of 3 years beginning with the effective date of the relevant transaction, or

(b)in pursuance of, or in connection with, arrangements made before the end of that period.

27This paragraph applies where, at the time control of that other company changes, it holds shares transferred to it by the transfer mentioned in paragraph 25(a), or any shares derived from shares so transferred.

28This paragraph applies where the acquiring company or a relevant associated company, at that time (“the relevant time”), holds a chargeable interest—

(a)that was transferred to the acquiring company by the relevant transaction, or

(b)that is derived from an interest so transferred,

and that has not subsequently been transferred at market value under a chargeable transaction in relation to which relief under Part 2 or Part 3 of this schedule was available but was not claimed.

Amount of tax chargeable where relief withdrawn

29Where relief is withdrawn, the amount of tax chargeable is determined in accordance with paragraph 30.

30The amount chargeable is the tax that would have been chargeable in respect of the relevant transaction but for the relief if the chargeable consideration for that transaction had been an amount equal to—

(a)the market value of the subject-matter of the transaction,

(b)if the acquisition was the grant of a lease, the rent.

Amount of tax chargeable where relief partially withdrawn

31Where relief is partially withdrawn, the tax chargeable is an appropriate proportion of the amount determined in accordance with paragraph 30.

32An “appropriate proportion” means an appropriate proportion having regard to—

(a)the subject-matter of the relevant transaction, and

(b)what is held at the relevant time by the acquiring company or, as the case may be, by that company and any relevant associated companies.

Interpretation

33In paragraphs 19 and 25—

(a)“share acquisition relief” means relief under section 77 of the Finance Act 1986 (c.41), and

(b)a transfer is one in relation to which that relief applies if an instrument effecting the transfer is exempt from stamp duty by virtue of that provision.

34In this Part of this schedule, references to control of a company changing are to the company becoming controlled—

(a)by a different person,

(b)by a different number of persons, or

(c)by two or more persons at least one of whom is not the person, or one of the persons, by whom the company was previously controlled.

35In this Part of this schedule—