140 Phasing out of retirement relief.U.K.
(1)In Schedule 6 to the M1Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (retirement relief etc.), paragraph 13(1) (amount available for relief: basic rule) shall have effect, in relation to qualifying disposals in a year of assessment specified in the first column of the following Table, as if—
(a)for the references to £250,000 there were substituted references to the amount specified in the second column of that Table; and
(b)for the reference to £1 million there were substituted a reference to the amount specified in the third column of that Table.
Table
| Year | £250,000 | £1 million |
|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | £200,000 | £800,000 |
| 2000-01 | £150,000 | £600,000 |
| 2001-02 | £100,000 | £400,000 |
| 2002-03 | £50,000 | £200,000 |
(2)The following provisions, namely—
(a)section 163 of that Act (relief for disposals by individuals on retirement from family business),
(b)section 164 of that Act (other retirement relief), and
(c)Schedule 6 to that Act,
shall cease to have effect in relation to disposals in the year 2003-04 and subsequent years of assessment.
(3)In section 157 of that Act (trade carried on by family company), for the words “within the meaning of Schedule 6" there shall be substituted the words “ that is to say, a company the voting rights in which are exercisable, as to not less than 5 per cent., by him ”.
(4)In subsection (8) of section 165 of that Act (relief for gifts of business assets), for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—
“(a)“personal company”, in relation to an individual, means a company the voting rights in which are exercisable, as to not less than 5 per cent., by that individual;
(aa)“holding company”, “trading company” and “trading group” have the meanings given by paragraph 22 of Schedule A1; and”.
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(6)Subsections (3) to (5) above have effect in relation to the year 2003-04 and subsequent years of assessment.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 140(5) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 2 para. 56(3) to the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 2 para. 55(a)(ii)
Marginal Citations