Part 12 Supplementary provisions

Chapter 6 Final provisions

General interpretation

573 Transfers treated as sales

1

This section applies for the purposes of Parts 3, 4 F1, 4A and 10 and other provisions of this Act relevant to those Parts if—

a

there is a transfer of the interest which is the relevant interest for the purposes of the Part in question, and

b

the transfer is not a sale.

2

The transfer is treated as a sale of the relevant interest.

3

The sale is treated as being at market value, subject to any election under section 569 (election to treat sale as being for alternative amount).

4

This section does not apply if section 561 applies (transfer of a UK trade to a company resident in another member State).