Part I

Betting

Contributions for benefit of horse racing by bookmakers and Totalisator Board

The exempt amount
27D
1
This section applies for the purpose of calculating the exempt amount for a levy period.
2
Subsections (3) and (4) apply in relation to—
a
a person who, at any time in the levy period, is a parent undertaking of one or more other undertakings, and
b
those other undertakings.
3
The undertakings are entitled to a single exempt amount of £500,000 between them for the levy period.
4
The undertakings—
a
may allocate the exempt amount between them as they think fit, and
b
must notify the Levy Board in writing of any such allocation, and of any alterations to the allocation.
5
In any other case, a person’s exempt amount for the levy period is £500,000.
6
In this section “undertaking” and “parent undertaking” have the meanings given by the Companies Act 2006 (see sections 1161 and 1162 of that Act).
Act repealed with savings (1.1.2007 for the repeal of Sch. 2 para. 10, 1.9.2007 in so far as not already in force) by Gambling Act 2005 (c. 19), ss. 356(3), 358(1), Sch. 17 (with ss. 352, 354); S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with arts. 7-12, Sch. 4); S.I. 2006/3272, art. 3 (as amended by S.I. 2007/2169, art. 4)
Ss. 27A-27E inserted (25.4.2017) by The Horserace Betting Levy Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/589), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 5 (with reg. 2)