Part 2

Plant and machinery allowances
Chapter 12

Ships

Expenditure on new shipping

Exclusions: later events
149
1
Expenditure on the provision of a ship is not, and is treated as never having been, expenditure on new shipping if—
a
at a time during the period mentioned in subsection (2), the ship is not a qualifying ship,
b
the expenditure is allocated to a pool as a result of an election under section 129 (election to use appropriate non-ship pool), or
c
section 107 applies in relation to the expenditure (overseas leasing).
2
The period referred to in subsection (1)(a) is—
a
the period of 3 years beginning with the time when the ship is first brought into use for the purposes of a qualifying activity carried on—
i
by the person (“A”) who incurred the expenditure, or
ii
if earlier, by a person connected with A, or
b
if shorter, the period beginning with that time and ending when neither A nor a person connected with A owns the ship.