Part 7Employment income: income and exemptions relating to securities

F1Chapter 1Introduction

General

417Scope of Part 7

(1)

This Part contains special rules about cases where securities, interests in securities or securities options are acquired in connection with an employment.

(2)

The rules are contained in—

  • Chapter 2 (restricted securities),

  • Chapter 3 (convertible securities),

  • Chapter 3A (securities with artificially depressed market value),

  • Chapter 3B (securities with artificially enhanced market value),

  • Chapter 3C (securities acquired for less than market value),

  • Chapter 3D (securities disposed of for more than market value),

  • Chapter 4 (post-acquisition benefits from securities),

  • Chapter 5 (securities options),

  • Chapter 6 (F2... share incentive plans),

  • Chapter 7 (F3... SAYE option schemes),

  • Chapter 8 (F4... CSOP schemes),

  • Chapter 9 (enterprise management incentives), and

  • Chapter 10 (priority share allocations).

(3)

The following make provision for amounts to count as employment income—

  • Chapters 2 to 6, and

  • Chapter 8.

(4)

The following make provision for exemptions and reliefs from income tax—

  • Chapters 2 and 3, and

  • Chapters 5 to 10.

(5)

Chapter 11 contains supplementary provisions relating to employee benefit trusts.

(6)

Section 5(1) (application of employment income Parts to office-holders generally) does not apply to Chapters 6 to 10; and section 549(5) makes provision about its application to Chapter 11.